by Kamila Shamsie · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780747553953
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«Salt and Saffron» is the contemporary fiction novel by Kamila Shamsie, published by Bloomsbury in paperback (256 pages, in English).
Aliya, a young Pakistani woman between the United States and Karachi, investigates the curse of the Dard-e-Dil and the mystery of her aunt Mariam, her "almost twin". Amid family anecdotes, the novel explores identity, inheritance and the small differences that mark a divided country, and how stories end up becoming myths.
The novel was originally published in 2000; this Bloomsbury edition is from 2001. The cover promotes her as the author of Burnt Shadows, finalist for the Orange Prize.
For readers of literary fiction interested in the Pakistani diaspora, family secrets and the history of the Indian subcontinent.
Kamila Shamsie is a Pakistani and British writer and novelist who is best known for her award-winning novel Home Fire (2017). Named on Granta magazine's list of 20 best young British writers, Shamsie has been described by The New Indian Express as "a novelist to reckon with and to look forward to." She also writes for publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, Index on Censorship and Prospect, and broadcasts on radio.
