The Stained-Glass Window: Stories Of the Pandemic From Pakistan

The Stained-Glass Window weaves a tapestry of the strict lockdowns, the quandaries of quarantine and the anxieties of isolation that have come to represent the COVID-19 era. In this compilation, twenty-six writers of Pakistani origin present the arc of the individual lives affected by the chaos and urgency that has gripped the country in the wake of the health crisis. Spanning different genres and the complex emotional journeys of a varied cast of characters, the short fiction in this collection uses the public health scare as a catalyst to understand the power of love, faith, hope and perseverance in coping with uncertainty.