In the City by the Sea by Kamila Shamsie
For every bullet shot by an oppressor there springs to life a starHasan lives an idyllic childhood of abundance: of pomegranates and cricket and ostensible serenity. This illusory veneer of calm is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a dissenting politician in a land shackled by a militaristic regime, is charged with treason, under possible penalty of death. Written with melancholic lyrical beauty and urgency, In the City by the Sea examines the loss of childhood innocence under political oppression.
Format:Paperback / softback 224 pages
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781526679994
Published:25 Sep 2025
Classifications:Asia, Pakistan, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Political oppression & persecution
Weight:164g
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