Weary Generations

Published ahead of Paul Scott''s Raj Quartet and long before Midnight''s Children, Abdullah Hussein''s ambitious saga of social struggle The Weary Generations was a bestseller in Urdu. Published in 1963 and now beyond its 40th edition, it has never been out of print. A vivid depiction of the widespread disillusionment and seismic upheavals of the Partition era that lead to the creation of Pakistan...