{"product_id":"the-scatter-here-is-too-great-paperback","title":"The Scatter Here Is Too Great - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBilal Tanweer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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--\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753530851616,"sku":"9780062304452","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ac68e994b1268b56a976e971250afa1.webp?v=1780022155","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-scatter-here-is-too-great-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}