The Book of Gold Leaves

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The Book of Gold Leaves
Author Mirza Waheed
LanguageEnglish
PublisherViking
Publication date
30 October 2014
Publication placeLondon
Media typePrint (paperback)
Pages338 pp
ISBN 9780241968109

The Book of Gold Leaves is a book by Mirza Waheed which was published in 2014 by Penguin Books. [1]

Contents

Plot

The Book of Gold Leaves is set in the 1990s where tensions Kashmir were simmering due to rebellion and political strife. The book tells the story of a Sunni-Shia romance between Roohi and Faiz.

Critical reception

Alice Albinia of the Financial Times wrote "Waheed's second, new novel, The Book of Gold Leaves, is, aesthetically, a very different book", [2] Kashoo Tawseef of Countercurrents.org wrote "The art of story telling and flow of writing has very well crafted by the author and makes you feel that you are among the characters of the novel." [3] Iram Shafi Allaie of The Criterion wrote "The plot of the The Book of Gold Leaves is clear and the language is simple." and "The Book of Gold Leaves has been received very warmly by critics." [4] Mahvesh Murad of Dawn wrote "The Collaborator was also a beautiful, emotional and lyrical novel and The Book of Gold Leaves is even more so, almost to the point of being indulgent." [5] Chitra Ramaswamy of The Guardian wrote "The effect of this tense novel is cumulative." [6]

Mary Ann Pickford of The Northern Echo gave 6 out of 10 stars. [7]

The book has been also reviewed by Deepa Dharmadhikari of Live Mint, [8] Gargi Gupta of Daily News and Analysis, [9] and Shah Khalid of Daily Times. [10]

References

  1. ↑ Waheed, Mirza (2014). The Book of Gold Leaves. Penguin Books. ISBN   978-0-241-96810-9.
  2. ↑ Albinia, Alice (24 October 2014). "'The Book of Gold Leaves', by Mirza Waheed". Financial Times . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  3. ↑ Tawseef, Kashoo. "Review: The Book of Gold Leaves Is A 'Melancholy' Story By Kashoo Tawseef". Countercurrents.org . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  4. ↑ Allaie, Iram Shafi. "The Book of Gold Leaves By Mirza Waheed – The Criterion: An International Journal in English". The Criterion. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  5. ↑ Murad, Mahvesh (16 November 2014). "COVER STORY: The Book of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed". Dawn.com . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  6. ↑ Ramaswamy, Chitra (1 November 2014). "The Book of Gold Leaves review - Mirza Waheed speaks up for Kashmir". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  7. ↑ Pickford, Mary Ann (10 November 2014). "Book Review: The Book Of Gold Leaves by Mirza Waheed". The Northern Echo . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  8. ↑ Dharmadhikari, Deepa (22 November 2014). "Book Review | The Book Of Gold Leaves". Live Mint . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Gupta, Gargi. "Book Review: The Book of Gold Leaves". Daily News and Analysis . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  10. ↑ Khalid, Shah (19 September 2018). "'The Book of Gold Leaves' — a love story set in conflict". Daily Times Pakistan . Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
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