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Fields Of Joy

Umer Murtaza July 16, 2008

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#7 Posted by Saadee on September 20, 2008 4:23:14 am
It is very well written
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#6 Posted by aliG on September 10, 2008 11:45:13 am
I agree too man. I especially enjoyed the clever character names.
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#5 Posted by TaureanKhan on July 22, 2008 3:07:28 am
Dear Umer Murtaza

I will never stoop so low as to judge you and your work on ethnic/racial basis.

Echoing Bilal843's comment...It was just that the imagery you create through your writing is difficult to create unless you have 'lived' that experience... this supports my contention that you are gifted!
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#4 Posted by bilal843 on July 22, 2008 2:59:28 am
Where from faisalabad? and its quite amazing to see someone from this city writing in such a beautiful manner and specially about NWFP...
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#3 Posted by UmerMurtaza on July 21, 2008 12:44:51 pm
Thanks Che.

Taurean:

You are too kind. I'm not gifted, just hard working. Writing really is a laborious process for me. And no, I'm not from Sarhad but from a little boring city called Faisalabad in Punjab.

A genuinely serious question. The fact that I am a Punjabi, does that change your attitude towards my work in that there's sometimes a rivalry of sorts amongst Pukhtuns/Punjabis. Thanks.

Umer M.
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#2 Posted by TaureanKhan on July 21, 2008 3:14:22 am
Umer Murtaza

You are a gifted writer I must say..

Are you from NWFP?


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#1 Posted by CheGuevara on July 21, 2008 1:10:21 am
I quite enjoyed this, first decent piece of fiction on FP after quite a while.
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