About Book

Mass Transit is Maniza Naqvi debut novel which was first published in 1998 by Oxford University Press Karachi, as their first new fiction English novel. The novel is set in Karachi, in the context of the political history of Pakistan and the city of Karachi post 1947. The city itself is the protagonist--loving, loved, hating, hated, betrayed, betraying. A planned, unplanned, organized chaos; a dislocation and disorientation and reorientation of people in a constant state of movement and mobility, and in search for belonging. Cover image painted by Author.

About Author

Maniza Naqvi is a novelist and short story writer. She has written four novels: Mass Transit, On Air, Stay with Me, and A Matter of Detail. Sarajevo Saturdays is a collection of her short stories and poems. Her new novel completed in 2008, The Inn, will be published in 2021 by Maktaba e Danyal. She has 30 years of Social Protection and Social Development experience managing the preparation and implementation of Social Safety Nets, Community Development and Job Creation programs. Maniza is the Founder and CEO of The Little Book Company.