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My parents are deeply pious Hindus.

Akhil Sharma

Ernest Hemingway has been the most important influence on me as a writer. But at a certain point as a writer,
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Money is part of how we move through the world, what stores and restaurants we go into, whether we take a train to the airport or a taxi. Describing characters living in the real world requires describing them engaging with money.
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Character Info Money Moving Part Real Restaurant World
Why do people always think hurting others is all right, as long as they hurt themselves as well?
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The little babies are missing their families from their past lives.
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Novels should be judged rigorously. Either a book works or it doesn’t. The fact that something is true in the real world should not lend authority to it in fiction.
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Sandeep Jauhar gives us an insider’s look at the medical profession and also a dramatic account of the psychological challenges of early adulthood.
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If anybody reads an Indian newspaper, all these things are obvious, and so I am not breaking news. All I am doing is representing my community as it actually is.
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I can guide them to books that will serve as role models. Largely, though, one learns to write almost like developing muscle memory, and this requires years of effort.
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As a human being living one’s life, one is more open to relief when there is rain or the expectation of rain. That readiness for hope gets manifested in my stories and that of many other Indian writers.
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I need to tell the things that are important but which don’t make sense in terms of the narrative, things that would destroy symmetry or narrative pace. This is my personal belief about what it means to write nonfiction.
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My parents are deeply pious Hindus.
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Deeply Hindus Parent Pious
I tend to think that we are all pretty much alike. We all feel despair. We all have problems with relationships.
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The monsoon is such a dominant part of Indian life that it is hard to overstate its importance.
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To me exposition always contains tenderness.
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Exposition suggests a great trust in the reader, and this expression of trust makes a book feel tender.
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Even within my stories, people hold opposing views.
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Hold Oppose People Story View

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