Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days

Dr. Mubina Talaat

Journal of Research (Languages and Islamic Studies), Vol # 3, Issue # 1
Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days

Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days

Dr. Mubina Talaat/
June 30, 2003

Keywords

Sara Suleri Meatless Days Significance Linguistic Ingenuity Ingenious Biography

Abstract

Sara Suleri, the daughter of an eminent Pakistani journalist has written her biography called Meatless Days in America where she teaches literature now. The book has won acclaim for its extraordinary beauty of expression in English. The significance of this book for Pakistan is that Meatless Days lays down the foundation of a very important literary tradition in the expression of English for Pakistani writers. However, in Pakistan, it has not drawn much attention and lies in obscurity. Hence, in this paper, which is the first of a series to be written on stylistic aspects of the book, an attempt has been made to prepare grounds for a linguistic investigation into what is ordinarily considered to be ‘ingenious’ in Sara’s language. In this paper, the focus of investigation is on the sentence structures and use of vocabulary, as these are the fundamental features of any literary style.

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Talaat, D. M. (2020). Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, 3(1), 29–48. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page

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[1]Talaat, D.M. 2020. Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 3, 1 (Apr. 2020), 29–48.

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TALAAT, Dr. Mubina. Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, v. 3, n. 1, p. 29–48, 1 Apr.2020.

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[1]D. M. Talaat, “Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days”, (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vol. 3, no. 1, pp. 29–48, Apr. 2020, Accessed: May 12, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page

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Talaat, Dr. Mubina. “Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو, vols. 3, no. 1, Apr. 2020, pp. 29–48, https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page.

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Talaat, Dr. Mubina. “Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days”. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو 3, no. 1 (April 1, 2020): 29–48. Accessed May 12, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page.

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1.Talaat DM. Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 1 [cited 2026 May 12];3(1):29–48. Available from: https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page

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1.Talaat DM. Sara Suleri’s Linguistic Ingenuity in Meatless Days. (جرنل آف ریسرچ (اردو. 2020;3(1):29–48. Accessed May 12, 2026. https://jorurdu.bzu.edu.pk/website/journal/article/5e8501270a537/page

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