Kamila Shamsie’s novel showcases a remarkable knowledge of history, geography and the ability to transport readers into a different zone:...
Zafar Anjum
I am a writer based in Singapore.
The author of the year's first great novel reflects on the 12 long years it took to finish these 200...
Nine snowy days in Istanbul, 1591. This is the setting of Orhan Pamuk’s widely red novel, Benim Adım Kırmızı. The story...
After writing critically acclaimed novels, including the poignant Between Clay and Dust (2012), Pakistani-Canadian author Musharraf Ali Farooqi is embarking upon a...
Set in Mysore, a city on the cusp of change, this first novel is full of promise waiting to be...
Amitava Kumar's review of “In the Light of What We Know” by Zia Haider Rahman: NYT Another month, another bright young star...
The Pakistani writer on patriarchy, cricket and the unashamedly political nature of her novels: The Guardian "I want to go...
Arctic Summer is a fictionalised biography of Forster and it will, hopefully, help rekindle an interest in his writings: Outlook India...
Imagine water and its mutable foundation dissolving your island, the landlocked continental mass that houses your trespassers. Since...
The wisdom of The Last Word by Hanif Kureishi is not a single strand of thought. Rather, it tries to unflinchingly recognise...
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