The Collaborator – a Novel on Kashmir Conflicts Launched

Mar 12, 2011, 13:35 IST

Kashmiri novelist Mirza Waheed launched her debut novel, The Collaborator.

The Collaborator: The Collaborator


London-based Kashmiri novelist Mirza Waheed launched her debut novel, The Collaborator on 30 January 2011. The Kashmir conflict forms the backdrop of the novel where Waheed lauds the women of Kashmir for their resilience during the 20-year-long conflict. The book reflects the plight of women struggling to get don’t the normal routine work like getting milk for their babies during continued curfews.


The novel, published by Penguin Books has already been listed among the top 10 novels of 2011.  The Collaborator is the first such piece of fiction by an individual born and brought up in the haze of the conflict in the 1990s.


A literature student of the Delhi University Waheed had worked in Delhi before he moved to London. He is currently a journalist with the BBC in London.

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