“Quarterlife, is an essential work of fiction, enriched by its author’s complex feelings about her country. . . .
“it is the combination of the Western novel and Eastern fable that allows the reader to become totally enthralled. . . . ravishingly written.”
“Few fiction writers have captured the trauma of India’s partition as powerfully as Saadat Hasan Manto, called ‘the undisputed master of the modern Indian short story’ by Salman Rushdie.”
For the average Western reader, diving into Hend Al Qassemi’s debut novel Black Book of Arabia is an eye-opener.
“Manu Joseph perfectly captures his characters in his precise, sharp prose.”
“A story is like a dance. It takes at least two people to make it come to life, the one who does the telling and the one who does the listening.”
