.Being Human in a War Zone by Meher Pestonji. Published in 2023 by Ukiyoto Publishing; www.ukiyoto.com. Pp: 118. Price: Rs 209.
In her collection of 14 short stories, Being Human in a War Zone, author, playwright, poet and social activist Meher Pestonji (pictured) portrays the "humanity” in human beings in war zones which encompass Afghanistan, the Ukraine, Sudan, Syria, Tibet and the USA as well.
Pestonji suggests it is impossible to get away from the war zone. In "Why Escape?” Nabeel is from a small town, an innocent boy who has come to the big city with his uncle in the hope......