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The U.S. literary debut of an up-and-coming Pakistani essayist and novelist This novel revolves around the last three months of Benazir Bhottos life from her arrival back in Pakistan in October of 2007 to her death in a suicide bombing on December 27th as told through the eyes of Ali, a young journalist who is the estranged son of a wealthy landowner. The contemporar The U.S. literary debut of an up-and-coming Pakistani essayist and novelist This novel revolves around the last three months of Benazir Bhottos life from her arrival back in Pakistan in October of 2007 to her death in a suicide bombing on December 27th as told through the eyes of Ali, a young journalist who is the estranged son of a wealthy landowner. The contemporary narrative has flashbacks to the history of Alis feudal family, Sufi mystics, a warrior clan, and the history of outside British and American interference. With Bhutto serving as the centerpiece of the deadly turmoil, Bina Shah reveals the many contradictions of a country that is struggling to enter into modernity. A Season for Martyrs is her US debut, and we have lightning in a bottle with this very, very talented novelist and journalist.