{"product_id":"the-scatter-here-is-too-great-isbn-9780062304452","title":"The Scatter Here Is Too Great","description":"\u003cp\u003eA vivid and intricate novel-in-stories, \u003cem\u003eThe Scatter Here Is Too Great\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complicated lives of ordinary people whose fates unexpectedly converge after a deadly bomb blast at the Karachi train station: an old communist poet; his wealthy, middle-aged son; a young man caught in an unpleasant, dead-end job; a girl who spins engaging tales to conceal her heartbreak; and a grief-stricken writer, who struggles to make sense of this devastating tragedy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBilal Tanweer reveals the pain, loneliness, and longing of these characters and celebrates the power of the written word to heal lives and communities plagued by violence. Elegantly weaving together different voices into a striking portrait of a city and its people, \u003cem\u003eThe Scatter Here Is Too Great\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale as vibrant and varied in its characters, passions, and idiosyncrasies as the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eWinner of the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize\u003cbr\u003eshort-listed for the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fascinating and intricate novel-in-stories, this stunning debut explores the complicated lives of ordinary people whose fates unexpectedly converge after a deadly bomb blast at a train station in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eComrade Sukhansaz, an old communist poet, is harassed on a bus full of college students minutes before a fatal bomb blast. His son, a wealthy, middle-aged businessman, yearns for his own estranged child. A young man, Sadeq, has a dead-end job snatching cars from people who have defaulted on their bank loans, while his girlfriend spins tales for her young brother to conceal her own heartbreak. An ambulance driver picking up the bodies after the blast has a shocking encounter with two strange-looking men whom nobody else seems to notice. And in the midst of it all, a solitary writer, tormented with grief for his dead father and his decimated city, struggles to find words.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegantly weaving together these voices into a striking portrait of a city and its people, \u003cem\u003eThe Scatter Here Is Too Great\u003c\/em\u003e is a tale as vibrant and varied in its characters, passions, and idiosyncrasies as the city itself.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“A superb and genuinely exciting debut.... He assembles a story of Karachi through lovingly-collected fragments. By the end of this book he had made me see that certain things are more beautiful and valuable for having been broken.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNadeem Aslam, author of Maps for Lost Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The urban agglomeration that is Karachi contains some twenty million plus souls and Bilal Tanweer is just the literary ventriloquist to introduce us to their violent nights, impossible loves and hallucinatory realities. In one slim volume of interconnected stories he creates characters so deftly alive they illuminate the world’s strangest and least-charted megacity in all its soiled and yes, hilarious, splendor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorraine Adams, author of Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“In one slim volume of interconnected stories Bilal Tanweer creates characters so deftly alive they illuminate the world’s strangest and least-charted megacity in all its soiled and yes, hilarious, splendor.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLorraine Adams, author of Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edgy. . . . Stylish. . . . This poetic novel-in-stories is an invaluable portrait of modern-day Karachi.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A vivid picture of a city blown to pieces by years of violence. . . . From his shards of stories he reconstructs a vibrant, hopeful panorama.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A thoughtful and original book.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003ci\u003eThe Scatter Here Is Too Great\u003c\/i\u003e [offers] nuanced characters, rich textures of fragmented experiences, and a distinct writing style. . . . One hell of a good read.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A timely and unconventional debut. . . . Powerful. . . . Its beautiful fragments coalesce to form an elaborate, haunting portrait of urban Pakistan, one that is rich with acute sociological detail and subtle existential contemplation.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A beautiful debut, and a blood-soaked love letter to Karachi.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMohammed Hanif, author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a beautiful, deeply powerful novel. Tanweer is a talented writer who manages with simple, elegant phrases to draw a very touching, humane portrait with real characters that can almost breathe on paper. He has given us a profound story which shows that while we might be different in terms of religion, culture, or skin color, we are all human beings with the same feelings, dreams, and struggles.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlaa Al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This is a beautiful, deeply powerful novel. Tanweer is a talented writer who manages with simple, elegant phrases to draw a very touching, humane portrait with real characters that can almost breathe on paper.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlaa Al Aswany, author of The Yacoubian Building\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bilal Tanweer uses his many gifts as a writer to evoke a Karachi of humor, violence, frustration, love -- and breathtaking stories at every turn. A wonderful debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKamila Shamsie, author of Burnt Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Bilal Tanweer has written a modern love letter -- furious, passionate, playful, and longing -- to Pakistan. And in his brilliant hands it becomes the universal story of home.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Marcus, author of The Flame Alphabet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An eloquent, moving debut.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44888213192933,"sku":"NP9780062304452","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062304452.jpg?v=1730228451","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-scatter-here-is-too-great-isbn-9780062304452","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}