Pakistani here. Just wanted to post about a novel from my country that could be called "The Great Pakistani Novel".
Jaangloos (جانگلوس) is a 3-Volume work by writer "Shaukat Siddiqui" about two convicts who escape from Montgomery Jail in the city of "Sahiwal" in the province of Punjab in the 1950s.
One is a career criminal looking to mend his ways and leave his old life behind while the other is a ordinary farmer who is accused of killing a rival who tried to take over his land.
As they try to evade capture, the manhunt for them grows and grows. On the way, they encounter villainy and deceit the likes of which they've never seen.
The novel illustrates the festering evils inside the newly created state of Pakistan and talks about several key historical facts from the British occupation of India that brought about the ruling elite of Pakistan.
Language: Urdu mixed in with commonly spoken languages and dialects in rural Punjab including "Punjabi", "Prakrit", "Hindi" and "Saraiki".
by colouredzindagi