Daniyal Mueenuddin

I just read a beautifully written story in the New Yorker, Nawabdin Electrician, by Pakistani writer Daniyal Mueenuddin. It's online here.

I googled him and found another (very different) story at Zoetrope: Our Lady of Paris.

As soon as I finished reading Nawabdin I read it again, out loud. It sings. It starts out rather R.K. Narayan-ish; i.e. quaint / whimsical, though the writing is better - and then it goes beyond that with a powerful conclusion. Read it immediately!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

i read both.
haven't seen such elegant craft in years. like slowly unfurling scrolls of exquisite calligraphy.
thanks
b

Anonymous said...

I didn't like the story as such but the writing as you say is beautiful