"Curiosity" defines the struggles of an ordinary man to come to terms with extraordinary circumstances in order to discover the exact nature of his identity. Though the characters are fictitious, the land, with its convoluted internal struggle as well as its abysmal darkness of ignorance, corruption, illiteracy, and its defiance and obstinacy to come to terms with this malevolence is very much real.

"Curiosity" takes its start in an impoverished, rural village in Pakistan where the question of the day is survival, even at the cost of dignity. Abdullah, the protagonist, is a nameless son...

Ever since man started to create stories, there has existed seemingly an invisible yet eternal bond between fictional tales woven out of words and the actual truth. It is undeniable that the truth always reigns with magnificence and glory within any culture and its people. It is this very truth, seemingly shrouded in lies that a writer attempts to capture and jail forever within intricate cages of letters and words. Doing this is an attempt on his part to relieve the heavy hearts of society from the burden of these lies.

Although the need for beguile exists as the requirement of the...