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Chitra Divakaruni: Defying Cultural Boundaries with Universal Stories
The contemporary novelist says she's attracted to myths and epics "because they are timeless."
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Tahmima Anam, Samina Quraeshi and 'Quiet Heroes'
A Bangladeshi novelist looks back on her country's traumatic birth, 40 years later.
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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.
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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.
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The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam: 'The Good Muslim' (Excerpt)
A third-class railway journey prompts uneasy memories at the start of Tahmima Anam's latest novel.
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The Good Muslim by Tahmima Anam
Tahmima Anam: 'The Good Muslim' (Excerpt)
A third-class railway journey prompts uneasy memories at the start of Tahmima Anam's latest novel.
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Haywire: A Polish-Chinese American Acts Out
Reading and reciting in Hong Kong, Thaddeus Rutkowski uses a hybrid form to capture his hybrid identity.
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Haywire: A Polish-Chinese American Acts Out
Reading and reciting in Hong Kong, Thaddeus Rutkowski uses a hybrid form to capture his hybrid identity.
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Maxine Hong Kingston in San Francisco on April 21, 2011
Maxine Hong Kingston on the 'Broad Margin' of Her Life
A major figure in Asian American writing reflects on her life and legacy at a book event in San Francisco.
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Maxine Hong Kingston in San Francisco on April 21, 2011
Maxine Hong Kingston on the 'Broad Margin' of Her Life
A major figure in Asian American writing reflects on her life and legacy at a book event in San Francisco.
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Waqas Khwaja reads as Hasina Gul looks on
Pakistani Poetry Anthology Meets Enthusiastic Reception
Noted Urdu- and Pashto-language poets bring their work to appreciative Houston audience.
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