![]() ![]() ![]() The novel follows the coming of age of three sisters who are orphaned following the sudden murder of their father. Her newest book “When We Were Sisters” was published October 2022 and was longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction 2022. ![]() Asghar explores so many different forms throughout the chapters of the novel that her narration never gets monotonous while the story flows rhythmically.įatimah Asghar is a Pakistani, Kashmiri, Muslim American writer. The rhythm in their prose elevates the delivery of the plot and takes the readers on an emotional roller coaster. When I think of books written by authors who were also poets, Ocean Vuong’s “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” and Sabahattin Ali’s “Madonna In a Fur Coat” are the first ones to come to mind. Recently, I read “When We Were Sisters” by Fatimah Asghar, who is known for her poetry collection “If They Should Come For Us.” The lyrical beauty of the book made it an extremely captivating read. Thus, it’s a whole different story when a poet writes a novel. Poems tell grand stories that tend to stick in the reader’s memory much longer than the entire plot of a novel. It has always been my favorite form of literature to consume because of its lyrical beauty and subsequent ability to deliver emotions, that too in just a few stanzas. ![]()
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