- Description
Grieving for Pigeons is a collection of 12 short stories set in Lahore, Pakistan. The stories are about the people of the Punjab region and memory, identity, and post-colonial life. By blurring the past and present, Ahmad’s style of storytelling brings out the history and culture of Lahore and encourages empathy, critical thinking, and complexity of emotions. Educators can use the whole book or parts of it in English or social studies lessons to explore themes of adaptation, resilience, and the value of community. The historical and cultural elements of the stories can also be used in social studies to encourage students to learn about and link to other cultures and histories around the world, or simply add human experiences to lessons about Pakistan.
- Additional Information
Athabasca University Press is an open access publisher. An open access version and a free PDF of this resource can be found on their website.
- ISBN
- 9781771994316
- List Price
- $22.99
- ISBN
- 9781771994330
- List Price
- $22.99
Grieving for Pigeons: Twelve Stories of Lahore (Revised Edition)
By Zubair Ahmad (Author), Anne Murphy (Translator)
