Literature

Mohsin Hamid, author of "The Reluctant Fundamentalist"

Video: Madhur Jaffrey, Mohsin Hamid Share Stories Behind Their Writing at Mumbai Lit Fest

A diverse group of authors offer insights into their work at ASIC dinner.

An excerpt from The Seaside Road by Tomoka Shibasaki, translated by Ted Goossen

Excerpt from contemporary Japanese author Tomoka Shibasaki.

An excerpt from I Chase the Monkey and the Monkey Flees from Me, the Monkey Chases Me and I Flee from the Monkey by Ono Masatsugu, translated by Michael Emmerich

Excerpt from Japanese writer Ono Masatsugu

'A Night at the Immigration Station'

Whether escaping persecution, poverty or a lack of economic prospects, immigrants have come to the United States for the ideals it represents—freedom, democracy and opportunity.

Asian Arts and Ideas Forum: The Chindia Dialogues

Biographies of confirmed participants for the inaugural event, slated for November 3-6, 2011 in New York City.

The Inaugural Asian Arts & Ideas Forum: The Chindia Dialogues

Nov 3- Nov 6. Acclaimed writers, thinkers and performing artists from China and India meet for a cultural dialogue in New York City.

Tahmima Anam, Samina Quraeshi and 'Quiet Heroes'

A Bangladeshi novelist looks back on her country's traumatic birth, 40 years later.

Excerpt: 'Across Many Mountains' by Yangzom Brauen:

An extraordinary memoir chronicling the repression, escape and determination of three generations of a Tibetan family written by actress/author Yangzom Brauen.