Description
Declan Walsh traces Pakistan's stormy trajectory over a decade of tumultuous change, combining powerful storytelling with insightful analysis to offer an arresting portrait of a fractured country
About the Author
Declan Walsh covered Pakistan for over a decade, for the Guardian and the New York Times. The Pakistani authorities expelled him in 2013, citing unspecified "undesirable activities". Walsh has reported from sub-Saharan Africa, Afghanistan, the United States and across the Middle East. He lives in Nairobi.
Reviews
Declan Walsh describes, with intellectual power and cool elegance, a much-misunderstood country. All those interested in South Asia and its complex politics and culture should read it -- Pankaj Mishra
[A] thrilling, big-hearted book ... a richly observed study of how humans respond to the extraordinary pressures of a sometimes-choking society -- Memphis Barker * Telegraph *
A wonderful book that sets a new benchmark for non-fiction about the complex palace of mirrors that is Pakistan ... as profoundly nuanced as it is sharply perceptive -- William Dalrymple
An irresistible combination of storytelling panache and in-depth knowledge; Declan Walsh brings vividly to life characters and situations that illuminate some of the most significant phases of Pakistan's history -- Kamila Shamsie
Captivating ... What shines through is the relish with which Walsh throws himself into the far corners of Pakistan, into crowds, celebrations and rites, with a drive born of fascination with the land and its people -- Julian Borger * Guardian *
Rarely have revelations about Pakistan made for such good reading -- Farzana Shaikh * Literary Review *
If you want to read one book about contemporary Pakistan, it has to be The Nine Lives of Pakistan. An intimate yet sweeping account of Pakistan's contemporary history ... [it] left me breathless -- Mohammed Hanif, author of 'Red Birds'
Clear-sighted and exhaustive, these dispatches paint a scrupulously layered portrait of a country that defies easy explanations * Irish Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781408868492
Author Declan Walsh
Format Paperback
Page Count 368
Imprint Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC