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by Farah Ghuznavi I’m not crazy, you know, even if they’ve sent me to you for an assessment! My husband wants me committed to a Rest-and-Reprogramming facility “for self-protection”. For his own protection, Jai means… The consequences of marrying a much younger man chrystallised with my daughter’s arrival; Jai didn’t want to be a grown-up, …
Anjali Joseph was tonight (Thursday 23 June) named as the winner of the £10,000 Desmond Elliott Prize 2011 for Saraswati Park, published by Fourth Estate. The Prize is awarded annually to the best first novel and Anjali Joseph’s portrayal of modern-day India was selected for its enchanting narrative and assured style. Edward Stourton, Chair of …
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 …
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 …
The Theatre Issue: The Asian Writer caught up with playwright Tanika Gupta, who recently adapted Dickens’ Great Expectations for the stage.
Former commissioning editor of ELLE Magazine India, Anjali Joseph has been shortlisted for the Desmond Elliot Prize alongside Dazed & Confused writer Ned Beauman and unemployed civil servant Stephen Kelman. Both Beauman and Joseph had been working as journalists when they wrote their first novels, whereas Kelman had just been made redundant from his job …
The Asian Writer talks to first time novelist Rahul Bhattacharya
Continuing with our series highlighting independent publishers we caught up with Ola Laniyan-Amoako and author of See Red, Mina Bint Muhammed
The Asian Writer talks to author of Someone Else’s Garden, Dipika Rai.
The Asian Writer talks to author of The Temple Goers, Aatish Taseer