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Contemporary Urdu literature's premier traveloguer, Mustansar Hussain Tarar creates a nerve shattering narrative of the demise of Communism in Lenin for Sale, which is an English translation of Ay Ghazaal-i-Shab by Durdana Soomro.
This novel is a deeply emotional account of Pakistanis who in the flower of their youth left their native soil and moved to the Communist heaven. They immersed themselves in the flora and fauna of their adopted land. They built families, raised children and continued their holy struggle to achieve a workers' paradise. Youthful idealism kept homesickness in check.
Then, calamity strikes. The shrine collapses and emotionally ruins its worshippers. They are left rootless. The indomitable forces of history have pulled the rug out...