Raising the profile of South Asian writers since 2007
The novel Jasmine by Bharati Mukherjee, first published in 1989, is one that is primarily interested in the discussion of immigration experience in the United States. Though utilising fantasy elements in the narrative, the story tells a harrowing tale of the protagonist Jyoti and the challenges she faces in assimilating into American society. The novel …
American author Akhil Sharma has won the 2016 International DUBLIN Literary Award for his novelFamily Life. The Award is organised and sponsored by Dublin City Council and at €100,000 is the world’s largest prize for a single novel published in English. Uniquely, the Award receives its nominations from public libraries in cities around the globe …
The second novel in the much-loved Baby Ganesh Detective Agency series is out now (May 5, 2016). Following the success of The Unexpected Inheritance of Inspector Chopra Vaseem Khan’s second adventure sees retired Inspector Ashwin Chopra swept up in a maelstrom of trouble and danger in Mumbai. When the Koh-i-Noor diamond is stolen from an exhibition of …
Tell us more about the inspiration behind your short story in Love across a broken map? Reshma: I am fascinated by the cult of celebrity and the extent to which one can identify with and pine for the gilded life of such a celebrity. My story, ‘Soul Sisters’, takes this obsession to its extreme end. …
Alchemy, Southbank Centre’s festival celebrating the cultural connections between South Asia and the UK, returns for a seventh year (20-30 May 2016), exploring the region’s art, artists, politics and society as a whole. Over the last six years, Alchemy has grown to become the largest festival of South Asian culture outside the subcontinent and presents …
by James Wilkinson Sleeping on Jupiter by Anuradha Roy, is a beautiful yet heavy piece of literature and one that should not be taken as a tool for escapism. Though the description of the landscape is lush, be warned: underneath this façade of beauty is a temple town riddled with an erring history, host to …
Indian author, Jerry Pinto was recently awarded the ‘surprise’ Windham-Capmbell prize of $150,000 (approx £105,000). Established in 2013 with a gift from the late novelist Donald Windham in memory of his partner of 40 years, Sandy M. Campbell, the prizes recognize writers from any country who write in English. Past recipients have included Pankaj Mishra …
I have a confession to make. I’ve been reading almost nothing but psychological thrillers for four years. Bring me a herbal tea to still my shaking hands and an Austen to reacquaint me with literary tea-room drama. I love thrillers, don’t get me wrong, but the reason for gorging myself is because I wanted to …
A new prize celebrating the best book written by a writer of colour has been launched today. The Jhalak Prize is the first literary prize to open only to BME writers and will award £1,000 to the winner on an annual basis. Founded by authors, Sunny Singh and Nikesh Shukla along with Media Diversified and The …
Transworld Publishers have bought UK, Commonwealth (ex Canada) rights in a Bradford-based thriller series by British Asian author, A. A. Dhand from Simon Trewin at WME, with debut ‘Streets of Darkness’ coming in June 2016. Described as ‘Luther’ meets ‘The Wire’, ‘Streets of Darkness’ is the first novel featuring Harry Virdee – a suspended Detective Inspector who finds …