WHILE THERE IS LIGHT
By Tariq Mehmood
Published in Paperback (5 January 2004)
By Carcanet Press
220 pages
ISBN 1857547292
Guide Price: £7.95
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On bail for charges of suspected terrorism, Saleem decides he must travel back to Pakistan to visit his ailing mother. It is not a trip home, exactly, as 'home' is a hard concept for a man who was exiled as a boy into "this bitch of a country called England". Saleem's story moves between high comedy and tragedy, taking in a host of characters, some living by the old traditions, others emancipated and more radical.

Set against the social turmoil of the early eighties, 'While there is light' follows Saleem, a politicised young man, on a personal journey of redemption while looking deep into the fabric of British society itself.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tariq Mehmood is a writer, film director and campaigner. In 2001, he co-directed 'Injustice' an award-winning documentary, which examined the thousand plus deaths that have occurred in police custody in Britain over the last 30 years. His first novel 'Hand on The Sun' was published by Penguin in 1983. He also writes in Pothowari, his mother tongues, and is a founder member of the Pothowari-Pahari language movement. 'While there is Light' is his second novel.