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The opposite of war is not peace but civilisation, and civilisation is purchased with violence and cold-blooded murder. With war.

Nadeem Aslam

The opposite of war is not peace but civilisation, and civilisation is purchased with violence and cold-blooded murder. With war.

Tags: war

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About Nadeem Aslam

Nadeem Aslam FRSL (born 11 July 1966 in Gujranwala, Pakistan) is a British Pakistani novelist. His debut novel, Season of the Rainbirds, won the Betty Trask and the Author's Club First Novel Award. His critically acclaimed second novel Maps for Lost Lovers won Encore Award and Kiriyama Prize; it was shortlisted for International Dublin Literary Award, among others. Colm Tóibín described him as "one of the most exciting and serious British novelists writing now".
His most recent book is The Golden Legend (2017).