The Blind Man’s Garden by Nadeem Aslam + Author Interview [in Bookslut]
01 Jul, by in Adult Readers, Afghan, Author Interview/Profile, British, British Asian, Fiction, Pakistani, Repost
From the opening few pages of reading a Nadeem Aslam novel, I knew his writing was something to treasure and behold. Serendipitously, I used my then-day job to bring the Pakistan-born, British-educated-and-domiciled Aslam over the Pond to be a featured guest at the then-annual South...
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