Blind

Details Author Reviews Description From one of the most cherished writers of Urdu literature comes a rare story about sight and blindness. Forged from his experience visiting a blind home in Nairobi, Joginder Paul crafts a masterly novel addressing basic issues vis-a-vis human existence - territoriality and borders, strife for political power, relationships and vested interests, corruption, accepting our frailties and discovering the truths about our own selves. Paul also includes a gentle indictment of those with sight: of what use is your sight when you can only look but not see. The blind home of the novel develops as a metaphor for the whole country, recording the spiritual malaise and blindness of contemporary society, its degeneration into sloth, corruption and darkness through journeys into the minds of its characters. From one of the most cherished writers of Urdu literature comes a rare story about sight and blindness. Forged from his experience visiting a blind home in Nairobi, Joginder Paul crafts a masterly novel addressing basic issues vis-a-vis human existence - territoriality and borders, strife for political power, relationships and vested interests, corruption, accepting our frailties and discovering the truths about our own selves. Paul also includes a gentle indictment of those with sight: of what use is your sight when you can only look but not see. The blind home of the novel develops as a metaphor for the... Read More

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