Ready Reference Treatise: Shabanu
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids, Fiction & Literature
| Author: | Raja Sharma | ISBN: | 9781311235763 |
| Publisher: | Raja Sharma | Publication: | January 16, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Raja Sharma |
| ISBN: | 9781311235763 |
| Publisher: | Raja Sharma |
| Publication: | January 16, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
“Shabanu” by Suzanne Fisher Staples was first published in 1989. It is subtitled “Daughter of the Wind.”
A young girl living in the Cholistan Desert is the narrator of the novel. The story is focused on the young girl’s coming-of-age.
After this novel, Staples wrote two other novels: “Haveli” and “The House of Djinn.” The author had lived for about twelve years in Asia before writing this particular novel.
The story takes place in Pakistan. The country had become an independent nation in 1947, after the departure of the British from British India. Before the colonists left India, they divided the British India into two parts, India and Pakistan.
The Present Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan at the time of independence. India was primarily a Hindu country and Pakistan a Muslim country, East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
In the year 1971, East Pakistan began its own fight for statehood and eventually in 1972 East Pakistan became a separate and independent nation called Bangladesh. West Pakistan retained the name Pakistan.
Ready Reference Treatise: Shabanu
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
“Shabanu” by Suzanne Fisher Staples was first published in 1989. It is subtitled “Daughter of the Wind.”
A young girl living in the Cholistan Desert is the narrator of the novel. The story is focused on the young girl’s coming-of-age.
After this novel, Staples wrote two other novels: “Haveli” and “The House of Djinn.” The author had lived for about twelve years in Asia before writing this particular novel.
The story takes place in Pakistan. The country had become an independent nation in 1947, after the departure of the British from British India. Before the colonists left India, they divided the British India into two parts, India and Pakistan.
The Present Bangladesh was a part of Pakistan at the time of independence. India was primarily a Hindu country and Pakistan a Muslim country, East Pakistan and West Pakistan.
In the year 1971, East Pakistan began its own fight for statehood and eventually in 1972 East Pakistan became a separate and independent nation called Bangladesh. West Pakistan retained the name Pakistan.
Ready Reference Treatise: Shabanu
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Major Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
