Author: Saba Imtiaz
Genre: Fiction, Romance
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 9788184004601
Date: 2014
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Description: Karachi, You're Killing Me! revolves around the life of a young protagonist, Ayesha and about several events of violence and disturbance that take place in the city of Karachi due to poor security measures. It talks about various situations in Karachi and how they affect peoples lives through social damages as reported by the main character, Ayesha. This book is a treatise on the state of journalism in Karachi, where law and order is taken for granted. Ayesha's job requires her to collect news from bomb-blasts and frequently involves the sight of torn and dead body parts. In this dangerous, life-threatening job, she has an empty love-life while others working with her have someone or the other to date. Ayesha eventually realizes her solitude and finds a friend after which the story takes on a deceptive angle as well. This novel also reflects the lengths to which a journalist would go in order to get one piece of news that would get him/her into the flashlight. A number of important events, issues and stories have been interlaced together and help give this piece of fiction a realistic feel. The book proves to be the voice of those who have the courage to speak out about various faults in the system. Despite the book describing widespread violence in the city of Karachi, it still gives hope to the millions of the people residing in the city. An attractive way of writing and an intellectual articulation of the subject helps in keeping readers engaged till the end.
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