Literature

The contemporary novelist says she's attracted to myths and epics "because they are timeless."

The author of 'The Storyteller's Daughter' describes how hard it is to convey the reality of Afghanistan to Western readers and audiences.

The author of 'The Storyteller's Daughter' describes how hard it is to convey the reality of Afghanistan to Western readers and audiences.

Exploring further with the Afghan American who wrote the famous "September 12th" email.

First-time novelist uses genre angle to upend expectations of immigrant fiction.

The Indian novelist reveals how he began to write, and how he feels about all those comparisons to 19th-century masters.

Literary anthologist tells Asia Society, "We hope to create an intergenerational conversation among Afghans in the diaspora."

Literary anthologist tells Asia Society, "We hope to create an intergenerational conversation among Afghans in the diaspora."

An interview with author Tess Uriza Holthe.

Novelist Thrity Umrigar on Indian fiction in English, practicing journalism, and growing up Parsi.

"This notion of authenticity ... is very limiting," argues UMASS Amherst professor.

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