About Book

Speculative fiction.. Mystical realism short stories, which in the author's own words 'are slightly weird, involving elements of the supernatural and of science fiction.'

About Author

Bina Shah is a fiction writer and journalist in Karachi, Pakistan. She is the author of four novels — “Where They Dream in Blue,” “The 786 Cybercafe,” “Slum Child” and “A Season for Martyrs” — and two collections of short stories. Her work has been published in English, Spanish, German, Chinese, Vietnamese, Urdu, Sindhi and Italian. She writes a monthly column for Dawn, the largest English-language newspaper in Pakistan, and a blog, 21st Century Woman. She has contributed essays to The New York Times, The Guardian, The Independent, the literary magazines Granta and Wasafiri, and the journal Critical Muslim.