Description
A fast-paced journey around Karachi in the company of those who know the city inside out - from an electrifying new voice in narrative non-fiction.
About the Author
Samira Shackle is a freelance British journalist, writing mainly on politics, terrorism, and gender, with a particular focus on the Indian Subcontinent. She travels to Pakistan regularly where she has family and spent extensive time there working on the book. This is her debut.
Reviews
Any of the finely drawn characters in Karachi Vice could be the subject of an entire book - placed beside each other they form a tapestry that reveals a violent, vibrant, remarkable, battered city. I was completely gripped by it -- Kamila Shamsie
A blistering tour of Karachi's mean streets, seen through the eyes of the people who know it best. Heart-breaking and compelling in equal measure. To understand the forces shaping the mega-cities of the global south, join Shackle's characters and get under the skin of Pakistan's largest -- Ben Rawlence
Remarkable... compelling... This is a sensitive and elegantly constructed book, which offers a moving snapshot of a restless city and its resilient citizens * Prospect *
Sobering and gripping... Karachi Vice meticulously constructs a vibrant mosaic of a city's underbelly, while disentangling the ways in which Karachi is enmeshed with crime lords, gangs, political interests and militants. Samira Shackle's prose is nimble and propulsive, as she expertly combines interview, anecdote and reportage with in-depth socio-political analysis * Rabeea Saleem, TLS *
Shackle excels at drawing out the incisive quote * Abhrajyoti Chakraborty, Guardian *
As a picture of the challenges of getting through the day in an environment of utter lawlessness, Karachi Vice is mesmerising * Strong Words *
Book Information
ISBN 9781783785391
Author Samira Shackle
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Granta Books
Publisher Granta Books
Weight(grams) 362g
Dimensions(mm) 216mm * 135mm * 16mm