Pakistani seeking a literary agent

notsonew said:

Hiya all,

Hope all of you are enjoying your literary endeavors. I am based out of Pakistan and have completed my debut novel. As you might have guessed, I do not have the know-how of American literary scene and I've been facing difficulties in finding an agent. While I know that rejection rate runs very high but I first need some help in reaching those agents that deal in my type of work. I've gone through some listings on PM etc but I guess most agents are looking for YA, Mid-grade type of work and even others are only interested in American authors.

My novel, of course, is related to Pakistan and Afghanistan with Islamic extremism being its central plot. If anyone of you guys could guide me in this regard and tell me about agents that deal with my type of work?

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notsonew said:

I'm confused with this genre thing. OK, a short synopsis. My novel starts in the 1970s in the tribal areas of Pakistan with a nine year old boy who has just been crowned as the head of his clan after his father's death in a tribal clash. The second character is a young journalist from Lahore who is supporting military rule and the subsequent Afghan Jihad that was funded by the US and Saudi Arabia. And the third main character is an Egyptian engineer whose cousin is associated with a militant organization. The story moves all the way to 9/11 where two of these characters are personally affected/responsible and ends with their children reaping what their fathers/mothers have sown. It's heavily political and kind of historical in a way and bit controversial too (of course being written by a Muslim writer it is quite controversial).

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notsonew said:

I'm confused with this genre thing. OK, a short synopsis. My novel starts in the 1970s in the tribal areas of Pakistan with a nine year old boy who has just been crowned as the head of his clan after his father's death in a tribal clash. The second character is a young journalist from Lahore who is supporting military rule and the subsequent Afghan Jihad that was funded by the US and Saudi Arabia. And the third main character is an Egyptian engineer whose cousin is associated with a militant organization. The story moves all the way to 9/11 where two of these characters are personally affected/responsible and ends with their children reaping what their fathers/mothers have sown. It's heavily political and kind of historical in a way and bit controversial too (of course being written by a Muslim writer it is quite controversial).

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notsonew said:

Yeah, I am thinking to contact UK agents as well. The only problem is that US agents are so organized and I can easily find links, information and other details but UK agents are rather more conservative I guess. Is there any website on the lines of QT or PM that lists UK agents?

Any help would be appreciated.

Best,

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