Matt Reeck

Matt Reeck

Matt Reeck

Matt Reeck has published translations and poetry in the United States and India, and is the recipient of a Fullbright and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the PEN Foundation.

cover image of the book Mirages of the Mind

Mirages of the Mind

Basharat and his family are Indian Muslims who have relocated to Pakistan, but they remain deeply steeped in the nostalgia of pre-Partition life in India. Through Mirages of the Mind’s absurd anecdotes and unforgettable biographical sketches—which hide the deeper unease and sorrow of the family’s journey from Kanpur to Karachi—Basharat emerges as a wise fool and the host of this unique sketch comedy. From humorous scenes in colonial north India, to the heartbreak and homesickness of postcolonial life in Pakistan, Mirages of the Mind forms an authentic portrait of life among South Asia’s Urdu speakers, rendered beautifully into English by Matt Reeck and Aftab Ahmad.

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