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 …
Rekha Waheed
1. Please tell our readers a bit more about yourself. I’m a modern Muslim woman from Brit-Bengali background who hopes to change the stereotypes and misconceptions about Asian women in the cosmopolitan world. I grew up in an England with novels that catered largely for the mainstream reader. The few British Asians novels that existed …
Puneet Bhandal’s Bollywood Dream
Could you please tell us about yourself and how you got involved with writing? I started my journalistic career as a Bollywood journalist – I was Entertainments Editor for Eastern Eye in its early days – and I still spend a lot of time writing features for magazines when I am not working on my …
Kishwar Desai
The Asian Writer talks to this year’s Costa First Book Winner and author of Witness the Night, Kishwar Desai
Are Asian Writers still on the outside looking in?
HM Naqvi‘s debut novel, Homeboy became the first novel to win the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature this weekend (January 23, 2011). The prize – which was launched ahead of the DSC South Asian Literature Festival in London – celebrates original fiction from the sub continent. I wouldn’t be least surprised if you have …
Anjum Anand – I love Curry
Curry enthusiasts will be delighted by TV Chef Anjum Anand’s latest book treat, I Love Curry. Amongst the 50 easy to follow curry recipes are mouth watering images – enough to tempt anyone to have a go! If you’re a fan of Madhu Jaffrey’s fine cookery books you will find this a joy! It has an …