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The Paradise of Food ( JCB shortlist) Arthur Conan Doyle It is a world ofAUTHOR: Khalid Jawed TRANSLATOR: Baran Farooqi GENRE: Translation (Urdu) SYNOPSIS: A landmark Urdu classic translated for the first time Khalid Jawed is one of the most original and extraordinary writers in Urdu today. The Paradise of Food is an Urdu classic known for its radical, experimental form and savage and dark honesty. It tells the story of a middle class Muslim joint family over a span of fifty years. As India and Islamic culture hardens, the