And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women

Despite individual success, English language writing by Pakistani women, as a body of work, is not widely known. The intention of this anthology is to break that silence and explore the fiction and creative prose of Pakistani women who, by choosing English as their creative medium, write from the extreme edges of both English and Pakistani literature. Their work challenges the stereotypes imposed on them, as women and as writers, by the patriarchal culture of countries both in the diaspora and in Pakistan. This stunning collection of stories by 24 of the most creative women writers in Pakistan today is remarkable for the range and accomplishment of their writing. Fable, faction, prose-poetry, memoir as social history, autobiography as political commentary; familiar genres are coaxed into new forms, conventional content is upended to excavate experience and memory. A rich and uncommon literary feast, to savour and delight in.