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), Sarker Hasan Al Zayed (Independent University Bangladesh), 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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Prose writer

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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’s family life and upbringing was, therefore, fuelled by liberal values.

Born in Lahore on 27 September 1963,…

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Citation: Kehar, Taha. "Moni Mohsin". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 10 March 2022 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14850, accessed 24 November 2024.]