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A Hundred Journeys (Book Review)

Of humour, Islam and hope A Hundred Journeys by Omar Zafarullah My rating: 3 of 5 stars Name of the book: A Hundred Journeys (Stories of My Fatherland) Name of the author: Omar Zafarullah Publisher: Rupa Publications Price: Rs.295 Pages: 211 ISBN: 9788129147394 Also available as an e-book The review can also be found here: https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/a-hundered-journeys-stories-of-my-fatherland-by-omar-zafarullah Two words that escaped my mouth after I completed reading the book, 'astonishingly pleased', summarise how I felt after reading A Hundred Journeys – Stories of my Fatherland . For me as an Indian, this book brought forth a fresh perspective. Omar Zafarullah , a mechanical engineer with a degree from Yale University, USA and an executive in a Fortune 500 company, who belongs to Gojra and lives in Lahore, has written something that people all over the world must read to understand and learn to look at Pakistan in co...