Investigative journalist and author, Zaiba Malik talks to The Asian Writer about her memoir, We are a Muslim, Please.
Rani Moorthy
Q. If the story of your life was turned into a play what would the title of that play be, and what would be the hook? I don’t take myself that seriously so I’ll give you a tongue-in –cheek one. “Larger than Life” …a plus size guide to conquering the world. Q. How did you …
Introducing Nasrullah Anwar
Q. Who are you and what are you best known for? My name is Nasrullah Anwar. I was the first of my siblings to be born in England. My parents are from Jehlum, Pakistan. My father worked in the cotton mills in East Lancashire and then as a maintenance officer at my boarding school. I …
Tanika Gupta
The Theatre Issue: The Asian Writer caught up with playwright Tanika Gupta, who recently adapted Dickens’ Great Expectations for the stage.
Rahul Bhattacharya
The Asian Writer talks to first time novelist Rahul Bhattacharya
Dipika Rai
The Asian Writer talks to author of Someone Else’s Garden, Dipika Rai.
Aatish Taseer
The Asian Writer talks to author of The Temple Goers, Aatish Taseer
Writer’s Rant: The distant hum of white noise
As an extension of Farhana Shaikh’s earlier rant about Asian writers being outsiders looking in, I have to confess that watching New Novelists 12 of the Best from The Culture Show left me a little queasy about the lack of diversity in the their list of ‘up and coming’ authors in British literary fiction. The …
Irfan Master
The Asian Writer speaks to author of A Beautiful Lie, Irfan Master.
Sunjeev Sahota
1) Could you tell us a bit more about yourself and how you stumbled into writing? I was born and grew up in Derbyshire, in the north of England. After attending the local schools I went to university in London. It was really at university that I started reading novels. At first I think I …