Moni Mohsin is a famous columnist and freelance writer originally from Lahore, Pakistan. His current writings are published by several reputed publications, one also owned by his sister here in Pakistan, Jugnu Mohsin, called "Friday Times", and others; The Guardian, The Nation, The Times of India and The New York Times (Emirateslitfest). His first two novels, The End of Innocence and Duty Free, are both award-winning works (Emirateslitfest). The first novel is based on a sensitive and surprising story centered in West Punjab during the unsettled times of Pakistan in the 1970s (Mukherjee), while the second is more of a satirical and humorous piece based on a woman who helps her cousin find him a wife. suitable wife (Mohsin, Google books). Moni belongs to a liberal and educated family background. During the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq, when the political and social environment became a bit religiously extreme, she and her family felt uncomfortable during that time (Lau). This may be why he criticized Pakistani politics and the Pakistani elite class so thoroughly, in his diary, The Diary of a Social Butterfly. The paper is a satirical commentary through the perspective of a socialite. It is full of humor, ironic tone and wit that makes the reader laugh. Moni maintained the periodicity by presenting the real events that happened from 2000 to 2008. The most important thing about this writing is the malapropistic voice of the protagonist which maintains the humor even while presenting the sad and terrible events in the diary. Also, both English and Urdu are used, which makes the writing unique and interesting. However in his writing the author... the medium of paper... the writing style. He used effective methods to approach his audience and it is safe to say that he was quite successful. Only if the social criticism had been less and the character of Butterfly had been a little more concrete, this diary would have been more realistic and less critical in itself. Emirates Day. 2014. .Lau, Lisa E. J. Sawnet. 2006. Mohsin, Moni. Dairy of a social butterfly. Random House India, 2008.Moni Mohsin. Duty free. Google books. 2011. .Mukherjee, Neel. Neel Mukherjee. January 26th 2009. .
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