Moni Mohsin

Taha Kehar (Independent Scholar - Asia)

Ed. by Muneeza Shamsie, Independent Scholar - Asia
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 10.3.2: Pakistani and Bangladeshi Writing and Culture.
Vol. editors: Claire Gallien (Université Paul Valéry Montpellier 3), Pavan Kumar Malreddy (J W Goethe University of Frankfurt), Delphine Munos (Université de Liège), Muneeza Shamsie (Independent Scholar - Asia), Niaz Zaman (Independent University Bangladesh)

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Born 1963

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Born in Pakistan
Active in Pakistan

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Moni Mohsin (1963- ) is a British-Pakistani writer who gained international acclaim for her satirical column in The Friday Times that she developed into three successful novels. She also authored two more novels: The End of Innocence (2008) and The Impeccable Integrity of Ruby R (2020). Her work is inextricably linked to Pakistan and exposes its social inequities and hidden hypocrisies.

Born in Lahore on 27 September 1963, Mohsin grew up at a time when public life in Pakistan was steered by a liberal, Western-educated elite. Religious tolerance was etched into the country’s social landscape to a far greater degree than it is today (Mohsin, “Lest We Forget”, 2013). The author&…

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Citation: Kehar, Taha. "Moni Mohsin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 March 2022 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14850, accessed 03 May 2024.]

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