Raising the profile of South Asian writers since 2007
From the first moment Anil Mayur sees Lina Merali he is mesmerised – there is only one thing he knows. He has to make her his. For Lina Merali, whom the blurb says is a devoted muslim daughter (but I would disagree with this) its not just a simple matter of whether she likes Anil. …
The Asian Writer caught up with Priya Basil to discuss her latest novel, The Obscure Logic of the Heart.
My favourite author is Tolkien, as Lord of the Rings is still my favourite book. My bedside read Currently a pile of parenting books (I have five month old twin girls) and my students’ MA assignments. The most inspiring person I’ve ever met My mother, who believes that everything is possible. My writing ritual Sitting in …
I arrange to meet Sagheer Afzal, author of The Reluctant Mullah, after meeting him at a book signing in Leicester. He is well mannered and eager to to talk about his book which has been recently been published. Fed up with the books he was reading, the former Science teacher, Afzal took up writing as …
Devastated by his beloved’s betrayal, Om collapses both physically and emotionally. With that begins his ardous battle for peace, The Journey of Om. The Asian Writer caught up with Chandru Bhojwani to find out more.
For readers new to your work, what would you say defines your writing? I have to confess that I don’t think there is a single strand or theme that defines my writing. Perhaps it is a combination of factors that conspire to create a unique voice. First and foremost, place. Each Inspector Singh novel is …
“I think that some writers can get too comfortable and complacent in their success and it shows in their work. But you do have to have deep oceans of self-belief if you want to do serious art, because a lot of people – sometimes some of those close to you as well as those in the business and complete strangers – will try to bring you down.”
Suhayl Saadi talks about his journey as a writer and gives us a deeper insight of his latest work, Joseph’s Box.
The Asian Writer catches up with emerging talent, Nikesh Shukla to find out what he’s planning on in 2010.
Continuing our new series of featuring writers from across the South Asian region, we interview Shazia Omar, dubbed as one of Bangladesh’s most exciting new authors.
When Abhijit Dasgupta dreamt of writing a novel he never thought the process of getting an agent would take him on such a journey; addicted to that Send button he queried no less than a thousand agents. And rejection was going to hinder him.