Our Lady of Alice Bhatti
Novel by Mohammed Hanif
Our Lady of Alice Bhatti (2011) is a novel by Pakistani author and journalist, Mohammed Hanif.
0-224-08205-1Plot
The story revolves around the everyday life of a Christian nurse working in a government hospital in the Pakistani city of Karachi.
The author explained that it was a love story, but some critics suggested that the novel is also a statement on the plight of religious minorities living in Pakistan.
Reception
It was shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize (2012),[1] and the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2013).[2]
References
External links
- "Our Lady of Alice Bhatti by Mohammed Hanif", The Guardian, 23 October 2011
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