Why a Booktrail?
2000s: A joyride of a story set against a kaleidoscopic portrait of one of the world’s most vibrant cities.
The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack
What you need to know before your trail
Abdullah, bachelor and scion of a once prominent family, awakes on the morning of his seventieth birthday and considers launching himself over the balcony. Having spent years attempting to compile a ‘mythopoetic legacy’ of his beloved Karachi, the cosmopolitan heart of Pakistan, Abdullah has lost his zeal.
A surprise invitation for a night out from his old friend Felix Pinto snaps Abdullah out of his funk, and saddles him with a ward – Pinto’s adolescent grandson Bosco. As Abdullah plays mentor to Bosco, he also attracts the romantic attentions of Jugnu, an enigmatic siren with links to the mob. All the while Abdullah’s brothers’ plot to evict him from the family estate. Now he must to try to save his home – or face losing his last connection to his familial past.
Locations
Reset- Pakistan - Karachi
- A: Boat Basin
- B: Lalazar
- C: Regal Chowk
- D: Abdullah Shah Ghazi
- E: Karachi Zoo Park
Travel Guide
Travel to Karachi BookTrail style for a memorable visit
This is a love story to the city of Karachi. You get to go everywhere as a reader, from the uniquely vibrant neighbourhoods and characters, to its culture and history.
As you wander the streets and look up at the architecture with the colourful characters, you get to smell the aromas of the city, hear its sounds and feel the rhythm of its heart.
A comment on history:
“..but since the storied Enlightenment and subsequent Colonial Conquests–the former strangely informing the latter–the Caucasian tribes have broadly believed that history is a chronicle of progress. The Chinese, on the other hand, have always maintained that History is Cyclical.”
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Selected Works of Abdullah the Cossack
Destination: Karachi Author/Guide: H. M. Naqvi Departure Time: 2000s
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