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Shahnaz Bashir

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SHAHNAZ BASHIR was born and brought up in Indian-administered Kashmir. His critically lauded and widely reviewed debut novel The Half Mother won the Muse India Young Writer Award 2015. His second book Scattered Souls was longlisted for Tata Lit Live Best Book Fiction 2017 and won The Citizen's Talent of the Year Award 2016-2017. In April 2018, Kashmir Observer reported “Scattered Souls is the best-selling fiction book in Kashmir till date”. Literary critics have compared his short fiction with works of great writers like Anton Chekhov and Sadat Hassan Manto. His short stories, memoir essays, poetry and reportage have been anthologised or published widely. He was honoured with university gold medal in journalism and was also awarded the Sham ...more

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The Half Mother

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Scattered Souls

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“In this strife-torn valley, I have always been tormented by feelings of indefinite and eternal uncertainty. "The Half Mother" is an outcome of those feelings.”
Shahnaz Bashir, The Half Mother

“The real love is less emotional, more mechanical and constant and sustainable enough. The second name of love is responsibility. It is above sacrifice. Rather, it's sacrifice itself.”
Shahnaz Bashir, Scattered Souls

“Commotion...was the symbol of well-being in the house.”
Shahnaz Bashir, Scattered Souls

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“In this strife-torn valley, I have always been tormented by feelings of indefinite and eternal uncertainty. "The Half Mother" is an outcome of those feelings.”
Shahnaz Bashir, The Half Mother

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