| In Other Rooms, Other Wonders | |
| Author: | Daniyal Mueenuddin |
| Country: | Pakistan, United States |
| Genre: | Short story |
| Publisher: | Norton |
| Release Date: | 2009 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-393-33720-4 |
In Other Rooms, Other Wonders is a collection of short stories written by Pakistani-American author Daniyal Mueenuddin,[1] [2] [3] [4] who has also worked as a journalist, lawyer and a businessman. His book has won The Story Prize, the Commonwealth Writers' Prize and other honors[5] and was a finalist for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize[6] and the 2009 National Book Award.[7]
The stories uncovers a variegated society in which people's social status and expectations are understood without being explained, and in which the class system and poverty are shown to influence any decision made at a critical moment in the characters' lives. The book consists of eight linked stories written in Pakistan in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, and describe Pakistani culture from within.[3]
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