The Asian Writer catches up with Roopa Farooki to talk about her latest novel, The Good Children
Are you Writing Hard, or Hardly Writing?
With the launch of The Flying Man (Headline) this January, Roopa Farooki has published five novels in five years – here are her tips on how she starts a novel, and how she manages to finish what she starts! What inspires you to write? Like many writers, I am inspired by what is closest to …
In the Hot Seat with Roopa Farooki
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 …
Roopa Farooki on The Way Things Look To Me
Author of The Ways Things Look To Me, Roopa Farooki talks about the inspiration behind her latest work, family life, motherhood and her writing career so far.
A closer reading of Corner Shop with Roopa Farooki
Firstly I have to ask, what made you throw the lovely Zaki into a river, and run away for good? For much of the novel I thought Zaki would be the one to bring everyone together – were you tempted to go down that road? Or did you always know the fate of his character? …