Kartography

Author: Kamila Shamsie

Rs.4,800 Rs.3,500 SAVE Rs.1,300
Add to Wishlist

Guaranteed Safe Checkout

ISBN: 9781526607812

Book Cover Type:

  • Paperback
Availability: In Stock Pre order Out of stock
Categories: All Books Arts & Social Sciences Books English and Linguistics Fiction General Readings
Description
Kartography is Kamila Shamsie's impressive third novel. At its heart is a traditional love story-cum-family saga. Karim and Raheen are anagram-swapping "fated friends." Until the age of 13, when Karim moved to London, they were virtually raised as brother and sister. Their parents had once been engaged to each other. The unravelling of quite why this matrimonial square dance occurred is juxtaposed with Karim and Raheen's own, and decidedly more protracted, romance.

As the title suggests, mapping--geographical, political and emotional--is central to the book. The "comic" spelling is a wry allusion to its setting: the troubled Pakistani city of Karachi, a place that, as Karim observes, worships "at the altar of K." Karim, Raheen and their friends Sonia and Zia all belong to the privileged Karachi elite. Born on the right "side of the Clifton Bridge" they seem immune from Karachi's endemic corruption, violence, and religious and ethnic intolerance but they and their families, like the rest of the city's inhabitants, have all been horrifically scarred by events of the 1971 civil war.

Like Austen, or perhaps more accurately Forster, Shamsie is wonderfully adept at capturing the petty rivalries and social games of Pakistan's highly stratified bourgeoisie society--Zia's house is sagely described as "always full of people worth cultivating, rather than people worth having in your home." There are a few (well-acknowledged) nods to Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities and even Homer's Odyssey gets a look in but Shamsie wears her learning lightly. She manages to make Karim and Raheen's journey to toward engagement, both with the realities of Karachi and with each other, into a profound meditation on the nature of love, storytelling and politics. --Travis Elborough, Amazon.co.uk

Let customers speak for us

from 21 reviews
Spirals in Time

This is a fascinating book delving into many different fields that connect to shells, including algorithmic modelling of sea shell construction, cowries as currency for human trafficking, etc. Very readable with high quality color plates in the center and a beautifully designed cover.

Ayesha
Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells
Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells

Spot Goes to the Library [BoardBook]

Akasha Amjad
Spot Goes to the Library [BoardBook]
Spot Goes to the Library [BoardBook]
Introduction to letrature

I love the book so much . It helps me alot through my letrature journey

Waqar Butt
Introduction to Literature
Introduction to Literature

HUMAN FRONTIERS: THE FUTURE OF BIG IDEAS IN AN AGE OF SMALL THINKING

Aziz Ali Dad
HUMAN FRONTIERS: THE FUTURE OF BIG IDEAS IN AN AGE OF SMALL THINKING
HUMAN FRONTIERS: THE FUTURE OF BIG IDEAS IN AN AGE OF SMALL THINKING

I found this book very very helping for understanding basic concepts of maths; geometry;algebra; fractions; decimals; percentage; polygons and much more; I suggest or even request parents to buy this book for their childrens to be come conceptual students.

Aushtar Abbas
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)
Basic Math & Pre-Algebra All-in-One For Dummies (+ Chapter Quizzes Online)

50 Cities of the U.S.A - The 50 States

Omair Alavi
50 Cities of the U.S.A - The 50 States
50 Cities of the U.S.A - The 50 States

All countries, capitals and flags of the world: A guide to flags from around the world

Omair Alavi
All countries, capitals and flags of the world: A guide to flags from around the world
All countries, capitals and flags of the world: A guide to flags from around the world
Good Book

Really liked it but please also bring other books such as The Pentagon's Brain DARPA by Annie Jacobsen and Rise and Kill First by Ronen Bergman

Zarvan Ali
Zero Fail
Zero Fail
Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature?

The quality of the book was superb and delivery was really fast. Will definitely order again.... wish they would add more books to the store.

Amna Arif
Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Anna Karenina Fix: Life Lessons from Russian Literature
Amazing 5/5

It is an amazing book that teaches the basic principles of cold calling. Totally love it. 100% authentic and was carefully packed. 5 stars from my side. Keep it up guys.

Raafay K Khawaja
Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!)
Cold Calling Techniques (That Really Work!)
Sheherbano Husain

👍👍👍

Sheherbano Husain
People Whimsical Projects and Clever Techniques for Painting Any Likeness -- From Family and Friends to the Rich and Famous - Playful Painting.
People Whimsical Projects and Clever Techniques for Painting Any Likeness -- From Family and Friends to the Rich and Famous - Playful Painting.

I loved the books they quality is very good and prices are so reasonable

Amber kamrankhan
A Murder at Malabar Hill
A Murder at Malabar Hill

Thomas & Friends Diesel

Omair Alavi
Thomas & Friends Diesel
Thomas & Friends Diesel

Thomas & Friends Troublesome Trucks

Omair Alavi
Thomas & Friends Troublesome Trucks
Thomas & Friends Troublesome Trucks
7 rules of power

Amazing book to understand interpersonal power dynamics and master them to drive and thrive in organisational settings.

Khurram Awan
7 Rules Of Power - Surprising - But True - Advice On How To Get Things Done And Advance Your Career By: Jeffrey Pfeffer [PaperBack]
7 Rules Of Power - Surprising - But True - Advice On How To Get Things Done And Advance Your Career By: Jeffrey Pfeffer [PaperBack]