Creative Lives : Interviews with Contemporary South Asian Diaspora Writers / Chandani Lokuge, Chris Ringrose, Janet Wilson, Chris Ringrose

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lokugé, Chandani, Editor.

Ringrose, Chris, Editor.

Wilson, Janet, Editor.

Series:

Studies in world literature ; v.9.

Studies in World Literature 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Essays.

Reviews.

Rezensionen.

South Asian Diasporic.

Südasiatische Diaspora.

Weltliteratur.

World Literature.

Local Subjects:

Essays.

Reviews.

Rezensionen.

South Asian Diasporic.

Südasiatische Diaspora.

Weltliteratur.

World Literature.

Physical Description:

275 pages : ports.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Hannover ibidem 2021

Biography/History:

A former Australian Commonwealth Scholar from Sri Lanka, Chandani Lokuge is currently Associate Professor in Creative Writing and Literary Studies at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. She has also held guest professorships in Germany, France, and the USA. She is the author of 16 books, including her novels My Van Gogh (2019), Softly as I Leave You (Winner of Sri Lanka's Godage National Literary Award for Best Novel 2013), and If the Moon Smiled (Shortlisted for New South Wales Premier's Prize) and a recent book of essays, Mediating Literary Borders: Asian Australian Writing. Chris Ringrose was educated at Cambridge University and the University of Alberta, and has held posts at Dalhousie University, the University of North Carolina, and the University of Northampton. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor of English at Monash University. His poetry and short fiction have won awards in England, Canada, and Australia, and he has published critical work on modern fiction, literary theory, and children's literature. He co-edits the Journal of Postcolonial Writing and ibidem's book series Studies in World Literature. His most recent book of poetry is Palmistry (2019).

Summary:

South Asian Diasporic Writing—poetry, fiction literary theory, and drama by writers from India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka now living in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the USA—is one of the most vibrant areas of contemporary world literature. In this volume, twelve acclaimed writers from this tradition are interviewed by experts in the field about their political, thematic, and personal concerns as well as their working methods and the publishing scene. The book also includes an authoritative introduction to the field, and essays on each writer and interviewer. The interviewers and interviewees are: Alexandra Watkins, Michelle de Kretser, Homi Bhabha, Klaus Stierstorfer, Amit Chaudhuri, Pavan Malreddy, Rukhsana Ahmad, Maryam Mirza, Shankari Chandran, Birte Heidemann, Neel Mukherjee, Anjali Joseph, Chris Ringrose, Michelle Cahill, Rajith Savanadasa, Mariam Pirbhai, Maryam Mirza, Mridula Koshy, Sehba Sarwar, Dr Angela Savage, Sulari Gentill.

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Introduction. The Act of Inter-viewing: A Network of Creative Lives in the South Asian Diaspora

Genres, Languages, Voices: Rukhsana Ahmad in Conversation with Maryam Mirza

The Aesthetics of Fragmentation: Michelle Cahill in Conversation with Chris Ringrose

Writing One Reality, Returning to Another: Shankari Chandran in Conversation with Birte Heidemann

In a State of Indifference: Amit Chaudhuri in Conversation with Pavan Kumar Malreddy

Poetry as Radical Resistance: R. Cheran in Conversation with Aparna Halpé

An Infinity of Traces: Suneeta Peres da Costa in Conversation with Reshmi Lahiri-Roy

The Delicious Indulgences of Writing: Sulari Gentill in Conversation with Angela Savage

"An Island is a World": Romesh Gunesekera in Conversation with Susheila Nasta

A Highbrow "Hijra": Kaiser Haq in Conversation with Mohammad A. Quayum

Nomadic Thinking: Tabish Khair in Conversation with Pavan Kumar Malreddy

Reading, Writing and the Contours of Power: Mridula Koshy in Conversation with Maryam Mirza

"To want to know the world, to look outward": Neel Mukherjee in Conversation with Anjali Joseph

Before the Battle: Karthika Naïr in Conversation with Laetitia Zecchini

Remapping Canada: Mariam Pirbhai in Conversation with Maryam Mirza

"I Ground Myself in Multiple Spaces": Sehba Sarwar in Conversation with Maryam Mirza

The Processes of Fiction, Theatre and Life: Rajith Savanadasa in Conversation with Alexandra Watkins

Where Politics and Climate Meet: Sungchuk Kyi in Conversation with Ruth Gamble

Places and Proximities: Samrat Upadhyay in Conversation with Prakash Subedi

About the Editors.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9783838275444

3838275446

OCLC:

1272992619

Publisher Number:

9783838275444