Landscapes of Writing: Collected Essays of Bapsi Sidhwa (Interdisciplinary Studies in Diasporas, #8)

by Bapsi Sidhwa

Teresa Russo (Editor)

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This book is a collection of essays by international writer Bapsi Sidhwa gathered for the first time in one edition by Teresa Russo, with a foreword written by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Landscapes of Writing: Collected Essays of Bapsi Sidhwa provides a writer's perspective on issues of South Asian literature, linguistics, poetry, and views of political events and globalization. In the first part of the book, Bapsi Sidhwa discusses her childhood, family life, and how she became a writer. There is also a revised essay detailing how her book Cracking India became a film by Deepa Mehta. The second part of the book focuses on her thoughts concerning war, terrorism, and how to achieve peace. This collection includes two letters, demonstrating her local and nationalistic perspectives to a larger view of an interconnected world.

  • ISBN13 9781433158117
  • Publish Date 28 December 2018
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Peter Lang Publishing Inc