{"product_id":"on-the-brink-of-belief-queer-writing-from-south-asia-9780143475002","title":"On the Brink of Belief: Queer Writing from South Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this collection, twenty-four LGBTQIA+ writers from South Asia and beyond, conjure worlds where the borders between myth and memory, flesh and spirit, fact and belief dissolve.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Djinns linger in homes, an Assamese grandmother says. Peculiar cousins haunt Kashmiri family trees. Redemption for Shaitan is found on a bathroom floor in Lahore. In Dhaka, questions hang heavy in a police cell. Farewell emails offer closure to a relationship set against the backdrop of the decriminalization bill in Sri Lanka. And in a quiet kitchen somewhere in Nepal, memories still glow like flames. \u003cp\u003e This collection is a first-of-its-kind portal into the charged space where queerness meets faith. Building on the cultural histories of South Asia, these stories are brought to you as flash fiction, memoir, poetry, fragments and conversations, gathering voices that are at once intimate, fiercely authentic and defiant. Together, they rewrite what it means to belong and believe, offering readers not answers but revelations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kazim Ali\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e India Penguin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/28\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.44h x 5.52w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143475002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazim Ali\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003ewas born in the United Kingdom and has lived transnationally in the United States, Canada, India, France and the Middle East. His books encompass multiple genres, including the volumes of poetry \u003ci\u003eInquisition\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSky Ward\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Ohioana Book Award in Poetry; \u003ci\u003eThe Far Mosque\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of Alice James Books' New England\/New York Award; \u003ci\u003eThe Fortieth Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAll One's Blue\u003c\/i\u003e; and the cross-genre texts \u003ci\u003eBright Felon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWind Instrument\u003c\/i\u003e. His novels include the recently published \u003ci\u003eThe Secret Room: A String Quarte\u003c\/i\u003et and among his books of essays are the hybrid memoir \u003ci\u003eSilver Road: Essays, Maps \u0026amp; Calligraphies\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFasting for Ramadan: Notes from a Spiritual Practice\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also an accomplished translator (of Marguerite Duras, Sohrab Sepehri, Ananda Devi, Mahmoud Chokrollahi and others) and an editor of several anthologies and books of criticism. After a career in public policy and organizing, Ali taught at various colleges and universities, including Oberlin College, Davidson College, St. Mary's College of California, and Naropa University. He is currently a professor of literature at the University of California, San Diego.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Kazim Ali \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47699038535837,"sku":"9780143475002","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c3f2b372-c2a3-40e3-b0cc-32039573672e.jpg?v=1772696587","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/on-the-brink-of-belief-queer-writing-from-south-asia-9780143475002","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}