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Episode: S 1MIXTAPE Readings3: Uzma Aslam Khan reads from her latest book The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali
Description: Uzma Aslam Khan’s latest novel, The Miraculous True History of Nomi Ali, is a classically and lyrically constructed novel telling the story of a forgotten episode from our history.
A much-needed work of historical fiction, the novel deals with the Andaman Islands and the prison colony that was established there during the British rule. This part of the pre-partition history of the subcontinent has somehow slipped through the mainstream recollection and has been reduced to a footnote.
Khan reads from the book after our recent podcast episode where we talked to her about all of...