July 31, Premchand’s birth anniversary, leads the author to wonder why one of India’s most celebrated writers has been forgotten...
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The Nobel laureate on his favourite writers, major friendships and influences Amartya Sen: I read late in the night, when...
"I think our feudal mindset in Bihar translated very well in the modern age into bureaucracy," says Amitava Kumar, the...
Jaya Bhattacharji Rose interviews Shovon Chowdhury, a Delhi-based humorist and author of a novel, The Competent Authority Shovon Chowdhury's grandfather ran away from...
In 2012, former advertising copywriter Jack Cheng had the chance to publish his first novel through Kickstarter, the web’s largest crowdfunding...
Chinese author Yang Zewei Chinese writers under 30 are stepping into the limelight with the New Wave series released in June. Bai Ye, a literary critic who has traced the post-1980 generation for more than 10 years, spoke at the book launch, praising the young writers' works. "I used to worry that they would never come of age," he says. "I don't have that worry anymore." The series consists of three novels. There Is Nothing Like a Cat looks at urban relationships from the eyes of a cat; Bian Wai talks about a young man's aspirations to work in the bureaucratic system; and Qing Ci depicts a tormented and out-of-control love life. (more…)
Bangladeshi-Canadian novelist Neamat Imam We are glad to present to you our first Kitaab Author of the Week Interview. The...
First published in 1972, Vinod Mehta’s riveting account of Hindi film actress Meena Kumari’s life begins with her death, weeks after...
Shagufta Rafique became a sex worker at the age of 17, joined bar-dancing some years later, and now finds success...
On page 45 of Paying For It, Chester Brown’s graphic memoir—in the sense of a graphic novel, not in the sense...
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