Alamgir Hashmi, "At Prayer in Zürich" (1988)

Editorial Note

While the poem does not explicitly reference Paradeplatz, this square in the center of town is so closely associated with banks and banking that it makes sense to 'locate' Alamgir Hashmi's poem there.

Places Referenced

Paradeplatz (see editorial note)

Figures & Themes

Banks

World War II

Weiterführende Informationen

Hashmi, Alamgir. "At Prayer in Zürich." Inland and Other Poems. Islamabad: Gulmohar, 1988. 44.

Martin Mühlheim

UZH English Department, Plattenstrasse 47, CH-8032 Zürich, Switzerland