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This is where the serpent lives

Set in urban and rural Pakistan, this novel follows the interconnected lives of multiple characters whose experiences reflect the country's feudal, political, and social structures. The narrative traces the rise and struggles of individuals shaped by poverty, power, loyalty, and ambition, including...

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Main Author: Mueenuddin, Daniyal (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2026.
Edition:First hardcover edition.
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Social classes > Pakistan > Fiction.
Pakistan > Fiction.
Feudalism > Pakistan > Fiction.
Political corruption > Pakistan > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Loyalty > Fiction.
Political fiction.
Historical fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
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Summary:Set in urban and rural Pakistan, this novel follows the interconnected lives of multiple characters whose experiences reflect the country's feudal, political, and social structures. The narrative traces the rise and struggles of individuals shaped by poverty, power, loyalty, and ambition, including servants, landowners, and political elites. Through their personal relationships and moral choices, the novel examines issues of class, authority, corruption, and survival within contemporary Pakistani society, combining intimate character studies with a broad social portrait.
Item Description:"A Borzoi book." -- title page verso.
Physical Description:xi, 343 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:9780525655152
0525655158
Author Notes:DANIYAL MUEENUDDIN was brought up in Lahore, Pakistan, and Elroy, Wisconsin, and is a graduate of Dartmouth College and Yale Law School. His stories have appeared in The New Yorker , Granta , Zoetrope , and The Best American Short Stories 2008 , selected by Salman Rushdie. His collection In Other Rooms, Other Wonders was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. For a number of years, he practiced law in New York. He now divides his time between Oslo, Norway, and his farm in Pakistan's South Punjab.

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