Creative Lives Interviews with Contemporary South Asian Diaspora Writers

While readers may not have encountered the work of all eighteen writers featured in this impressive collection, Chandani Lokugé and Chris Ringrose offer a rigorous introduction to each writer's particular concerns. Since the range of writers explored here is so vast, even those readers with a special interest in South Asian writing will find unfamiliar authors here, not to mention the unfamiliar German press (for Australian readers), to whom thanks have to be given for publishing a collection with such astonishing scope. As both editors are based in Australia, it is crucial to mark these transnational publishing connections—connections that further promote the value of reading, writing, and producing literature from multiple linguistic and cultural standpoints.
- David Callahan, ariel: A Review of International English Literature, Volume 55, Number2, April 2024, pp. 138-141