Bina Shah
Bina Shah is a Karachi-based author of five novels and two collections of short stories, including a feminist dystopia called Before She Sleeps, published in 2018. Her work has appeared in The New York Times and Pakistan’s biggest English-language newspaper, Dawn; the literary journal Granta; and other international newspapers and journals.
In September 2020 Shah was awarded the rank of Chevalier in the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for her work in the fields of literature, women's empowerment and the promotion of the French language and culture in Pakistan.
