Jola Naibi interviewed Sujata Massey, award-winning author of the Perveen Mistry series, to learn more about the genesis of the character’s creation, her research process, and the delights of writing.
The books we read in school make a lasting impression. For Jola Naibi, Ousmane Sembène's novel, "God's Bits of Wood" (Les Bouts de Bois de Dieu) turned into a lifelong favorite.
Reading life continues to be an adventure for bibliophiles. If you've had an intense reluctance to listen to books, then you need to check out the next phase in Jola Naibi's reading journey.
"Until that moment, I and all the other first-formers had been riding on the wave of the high energy of being in a prestigious girls’ school where no limitations had been placed on us."
Barbara Kingsolver once said, “Writing fiction is a dance with lunacy.” Writers may be lunatic dancers. However, given the space to explore and freedom to imagine, they can create beautiful worlds.
