Fatima Bhutto author biography, plus links to books by Fatima Bhutto.

Fatima Bhutto

Fatima Bhutto is the author of the novels The Runaways and The Shadow of the Crescent Moon, which was longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction. She is also the author of the nonfiction works New Kings of the World and Songs of Blood and Sword, which deals with her father's murder and the Bhutto family's history in Pakistani politics. Bhutto's journalism and essays have appeared in Granta, Zeteo, The Guardian, and elsewhere. Bhutto was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, and grew up between Syria and Pakistan.

This biography was last updated on 01/27/2026.

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