Quotes
Every line below lives inside a real book by a Pakistani author. Read the quote, meet the book — and take the story home.
Daastan Community
Our authors, in their own words and in the press.
Waqas Abdullah's Thought-Provoking With Daastan
Read Waqas Abdullah's story behind Colonial Words, his journey, inspiration, and bold views on language and global power in detail
Dialogue With Diary: Bisma Jatoi’s Journey with Daastan
In this interview, Bisma Jatoi, a CSS officer and writer, shares her passion for writing and her experience publishing with Daastan.
حوالۂ عشق ازسلمان ظہور - Daastan
سلمان کا شعری اسلوب بےحد رواں اور منفرد ہے۔ اس کتاب میں ان کی یہی خوبی نمایاں ہے۔ انھوں نے بہت سے موضوعات پر قلم اٹھایا ہے اور ان کے ہر شعر میں شاعری سے محبت جھلکتی ہے۔یہی نہیں بلکہ وہ کمال کی منظرنگاری پیش کرنے کا بھی ہنر جانتے ہیں
“Hodder: the Brave” by Amaima Binte Farhan - Daastan
The story puts readers in awe. A saga of a lonely and miserable man who achieves everything in life through his hard work and resilience.
Samar Malik’s Deranged life: Meaningful Poetry with Daastan - Daastan
Samar Malik, opens up about her writing journey, the emotions behind her latest poetry collection, and her experience publishing with Daastan.
I'll meet you there by Aateqa Hashmi - Daastan
I'll meet you there is a poetic book that leaves its readers stunned, to say the least. It was published fairly recently and beautifies the world around us. The book's theme caters to multiple topics and since it is set in modern times and written as poetry, it leaves a lot to be imagined by the readers. The readers are creatively transported into an entirely different world that is beyond the human imagination.
Six Murders In Seattle by Ekam Singh and Leyla Younas - Daastan
Six Murders in Seattle is a marvel of these superbly talented writers. In this book, they narrate a full suspense story about six back-to-back murders in a city called Seattle, and when the crime department could not able to handle this same pattern of murders, they asked for the officer, whose reputation is worse than criminals, as a last try to solve this mystery of murders.
آخری سانس تک ازمحمد جہانگیر بدر - Daastan
”یہ ڈھاکہ کالج کے قریب ایک پُرہجوم بازار تھا۔یہاں ضروریاتِ زندگی کی تمام چیزیں دستیاب تھیں۔یہ ہر طبقے کے لوگوں کی خریداری کے لیے سب سے مشہورجگہ تھی۔ایک بہت اچھی مارکیٹ تھی جہاں زیورات، بیگ، کپڑے، اسٹیشنری کی اشیاء، بیڈ شیٹس اور تکیے وغیرہ ملتے تھے۔“
Syed Husain Momin Zaidi: Poetry Volume 1 Reflections with Daastan. - Daastan
Interview with Syed Husain Momin Zaidi on Poetry Volume 1 Reflections discussing writing journey and working with Daastan.
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