Thinner Than Skin
Thinner Than Skin by Uzma Aslam Khan, published by Jacaranda Books Art Music Limited on November 26, 2021, is a 400-page novel that explores the complexities of identity and relationships. The story follows a young Pakistani photographer and his American-born Pakistani-German lover as they journey from California to Pakistan, seeking to confront their pasts and forge a shared future. Their travels lead them to the glaciers of Northern Pakistan, where a tragedy at a mountain lake intertwines their lives with those of others they meet along the way.
Readers will find a narrative that delves into themes of family and relationships, as well as the cultural intersections that shape individual experiences. The characters, including Miryam, a nomad fleeing persecution, and Irfan, who seeks solace in the mountains, navigate their intertwined fates against a backdrop of political and environmental challenges. Thinner Than Skin presents a poignant exploration of love, loss, and the quest for belonging, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of human connections in a changing world.
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“Smart, fierce, and poignant: perhaps the most exciting novel yet by this very talented writer.” Mohsin Hamid, author of Exit West and The Reluctant Fundamentalist
Young Pakistani photographer and his American born Pakistani-German lover travel from California to Pakistan in an attempt to exorcize their pasts, in order to build their shared future.
Up in the glaciers of Northern Pakistan, a tragedy at a mountain lake entwines the fates of the two lovers with the people they encounter there: Miryam, a nomad, travelling with her family into the mountains to escape persecution, and Irfan, haunted by ghosts and hoping that the mountains may offer him a reprieve from his troubles.
An expansive look at the intersection of cultures and what happens at those intersections, Thinner Than Skin is a powerful and moving read.
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