fiction
How I wrote my 500 page novel set in ancient Greece without being there
Aniruddha Bahal
‘The Emissary’ takes you to Ancient Greece at the time of Alexander the Great through the tale of a young renegade who ends up with a role in shaping Greek destiny. How the idea took seed, though, is another story
Tome Team
Diana Preston on writing Mughal thrillers with her husband, the fun of pseudonyms and ethics of fictionalising history.
The Write Stuff from IIT and IIM
Move over Chetan Bhagat. There is a new crop of BEs and MBAs churning out fiction, and not just about life at the IITs and IIMs.
A Fictional Boom
Pakistan’s alleged literary boom is becoming a case of counting one’s novelists before they hatch.
Sweet World
If Hrishikesh Mukherjee had ever tired his hand at writing fiction, he would have read a lot like this Farahad Zama’s The Marriage Bureau for Rich People or its sequel, The Many Conditions of Love.
So, What Happened?
Lucid language, poignant moments and one hell of an ending. If only there was a plot to fill the 200-odd pages.
Where No Healing Is Ever Enough
Nominated for a children’s book prize, Anna Perera’s story of a Guantanamo inmate wrenches the heart with its stark realism.
Minute Made
We bring you ‘Postmortem’, a short story by Amitava Kumar, which was a contender for the Three-Minute Fiction contest on US National Public Radio.
Magazine
Subscribe today and save up to 85% off the cover price
