A jam-packed hall waits on the arrival of arguably the most sought-after author at the Karachi Literature Festival; he walks in a little while later with a backpack slung casually around his shoulder. He looks ordinary enough to pass off as someone who could be working back stage, yet his arrival is welcomed by a swarm of fans, each carrying a copy of his latest book ‘Our Lady of Alice Bhatti’.
Mohammed Hanif is “the rockstar of Pakistani literature”, according to Bina Shah, a novelist
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