The writer is a librarian and lecturer in San Francisco. His most recent work is Cafe Le Whore and Other Stories. He blogs at moazzamsheikh.blogspot.com
From reading Naiyer Masud to translating one of his best stories to finally meeting him
An American novel that brings in South Asian characters but in a way that is still intriguing and problematic
A complex portrait of a society that needs to engage itself in a serious conversation about issues of sexual politics and economic independence
In his latest book, Chaurangi, Julien brings insight, texture, detachment and sizzling register
On films that help become one with the other and let them into our hearts
The experience of translating a poem by Nasreen Anjum Bhatti exposes the challenges inherent in the process
Santokh Singh Dhir’s delightful short stories are tinged with music and humour
Anti-war novels cannot afford to be just about horror and moral failings, they need to go further to expose the economic structure
The committee’s decision may have been poor but that doesn’t take away from Dylan’s contribution to the world of American folk and rock...
For a novel that starts on a strong feminist note, the ending is symbolically quite disappointing
