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| Author | Sanam Maher |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Publisher | Rupa & Co. |
Publication date | 1 May 2018 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 272 pp (first edition, hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-93-86021-94-6 (first edition, hardback) |
The Sensational Life & Death of Qandeel Baloch is a non-fiction book written by Pakistani journalist Sanam Maher about the life of Qandeel Baloch. [1] [2] The biography book was released on 10 May 2018 [3] and was published by Rupa & Co. [4]
On 18 May 2022, it reported that Bollywood producer Alankrita Shrivastava who also produced Bombay Begums along with Vikas Sharma purchased the rights of the book to adapt it into a film. [5] [6]
Firstpost gave a positive review for The Sensational Life & Death of Qandeel Baloch, calling it "a brilliant new book" which "take us to the multiple worlds and lives that Fauzia Waseem lived before and after she became Qandeel Baloch." [7]
DAWN described the book as "meticulously researched" which "presents an engaging social history of Pakistan itself". [8]
The News International review said "This is a must-read book because it immortalizes Qandeel Baloch in the only way she should be: a rebel, a mystery, a beautiful one at that." [9]
The book was featured in HuffPost’s most anticipated books of 2017 in the "non-fiction" category. [10] [11]
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