novel

Resurrecting a forgotten architect

Does the fictionalised retelling of Minnette de Silva’s story do justice to her life and work?

| Oct 07, 2019

The novelist’s canvas

In conversation with novelist Kamila Shamsie

| Jun 02, 2015

The task of writing

In conversation with Bangladeshi writer Farah Ghuznavi.

| May 20, 2015

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