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Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh  

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(1956– ),Indian novelist, travel writer, and anthropologist, born in Calcutta, educated at Delhi University and at Oxford. His writings in all genres display his experiences of a variety of cultures. ...
Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa  

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(1938– ),Pakistani novelist, born in Karachi, a member of the tiny Parsi (Zoroastrian) community; Sidhwa grew up in Lahore, where she was educated. Her first published novel, The Crow Eaters ...
Kojo Laing

Kojo Laing  

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(1946– )was born in Kumasi, Ghana. After taking an MA at Glasgow University in 1968 he spent nine years in administrative positions in provincial Ghana, followed by a year in ...
Midnight's Children

Midnight's Children  

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A novel by Salman Rushdie, published in 1981 and winner of the Booker Prize. This highly innovative novel was the forerunner of a new genre of writing from India, other ...

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