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Stories Set in Lahore
Lahore is a walled old city of gardens, mosques and bazaars on the Ravi plain near the Indian border. Mughal emperors and later the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh made it an imperial court, building the fort and Badshahi Mosque, so stories here carry poetry, law and neighborhood loyalty. Joyland and Manto sit on its shelf. Open Lahore on the StoryTerra map and filter its stories by any era.
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Browse 13 books and 5 movies set in Lahore.
رجال في الشمس
يمثل غسان كنفاني مؤلف هذه الرواية نموذجاً خاصاً للكاتب السياسي والروائي والقاص والناقد، فكان مبدعاً في كتاباته كما كان مبدعاً في حياته ونضاله واستشهاده. وقد نال عام 1966 جائزة أصدقاء الكتاب في لبنان "لأفضل رواية عن…
Joyland
As a patriarchal family yearn for the birth of a baby boy to continue their family line their youngest son secretly joins an erotic dance theatre and falls for a transgender starlet.
Manto
In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore he finds…
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family now…
Raja Gidh / راجه گدھ
Raja Gidh (Urdu: راجه گدھ) by Bano Qudsia is one of the most widely read and acclaimed Urdu novels. Gidh is the Urdu word for a vulture and Raja is a Hindi synonym for king. The name anticipates the kingdom of vultures.…
My Feudal Lord
Born into one of Pakistan's most influential families, Tehmina Durrani was raised in the privileged milieu of Lahore high society. Like all women of her rank, she was expected to marry a prosperous Muslim from a…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist
At a café table in Lahore, a bearded Pakistani man converses with an uneasy American stranger. As dusk deepens to night, he begins the tale that has brought them to this fateful encounter…Changez is living an…
Bang-e-Dara / بانگ درا
بانگ درا علامہ اقبال کا پہلا اردو مجموعہ کلام ہے۔ مجموعے میں نظمیں، غزلیں اور ظریفانہ قطعات شامل ہیں۔اس کتاب کو اقبال نے تین حصوں میں تقسیم کیا۔ پہلے حصے میں 1901ء سے 1905ء تک کا کلام، دوسرے حصے میں1905ء سے 1908ء تک کا…
Song of Lahore
Until the late 1970s the Pakistani city of Lahore was world-renowned for its music. Following the Islamization of Pakistan many artists struggled to continue their life's work. Song of Lahore turns the spotlight on a…
Moth Smoke
When Daru Shezad is fired from his banking job in Lahore, he begins a decline that plummets the length of this sharply drawn, subversive tale. Before long, he can't pay his bills, and he loses his toehold among…
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