About the Book: The History Teacher of Lahore
From Sialkot to Lahore, Arif Ali makes the journey to realize his dream of
being a history teacher. In Lahore, his life is upended by dramatic events
unfolding in light of a General wielding far-right power after the ruthless
assassination of a Prime Minister. As a teacher, he resists the decree to teach
a false history, and as a poet, articulates his emotions on unrequited love and
the turbulent political atmosphere. Arifs impotent rage towards the increasing
religious intolerance around him compels him to join Kamal and Nadira in their
cloak-and-dagger acts of resistance. And, while he