Salt and saffron (kamila shamsie)

Shortly, after reading novel "salt and saffron" by Kamila Shamsie ,we must admits that she has indicatively brought South Asian literature molded with civilization of subcontinent. Salt and Saffron is an interesting novel about Dard -e-Dil family with aristocratic background that are keeping their traditions. Shamsie has covered this story across three generations (grand parents,parents,grand children). The main protagonist of the novel is dadi(grand mother),around her whole story of the novel revolve.The story starts from the arrival of grandchild Aliya who has attained her education from US. The three brothers Suleiman,Akbar and Taimur were also discussed side by side.
Main themes:

Class difference:

She has portrayed the class discrimination in Pakistan effectively that's how servants are treated by elite class by mentioning how apart they are considered from other humans.

Disputes within families:
Due to extended families,every person in the family remains a part of quarrels.
Culture:
More prominently Pakistani culture is presented ,for this, Kamila Shamsie has used several Urdu words. Similarly she talks about mouth-watering culturally foods e-g biryani, nihari , kebabs etc.
Objections:
It is a challenging to keep a track of every character because of enlarge family and their complex relations with each other. Their co-related names are also bit confusing for non Asian people. Moreover , ending of the novel is quite unclear for the readers. But still it is lovable book that totally highlights land of Pakistan efficiently.

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