L: New NYRB edition of "Basti" by Intizar Husain; R: Husain at the Karachi Literature Festival on February 5, 2011. (Karachi Literature Festival/Flickr) No summary of Basti can do justice to its ...

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Hassan Rouhani's translator said the Iranian president did not use the word "Holocaust" in a recent interview with CNN.Oct. 3, 2013 ...