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Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Bapsi Sidhwa Information
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Bapsi Sidhwa (1938 - ) is an author of Pakistani origin who writes in English. She is perhaps best known for her collaborative work with filmmaker Deepa Mehta: Sidhwa wrote both the 1991 novel Cracking India which is the basis for Mehta's 1998 film...


News and Journals
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American Theatre
Houston: keeping the faith.(FRONT & CENTER)(Bapsi Sidhwa's ''An American Brat'' )(Critical essay)(Brief article)
03/01/2007: 308 words, approx. 1 pages
ONE CRITIC DESCRIBED THE CHARACTERS IN BAPSI SIDHWA'S book An American Brat as "painted so vividly you can almost hear them bickering." This month, at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, that's exactly what will happen, as the Pakistani-born, Houston-based writer's characters come noisily...
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Albuquerque Journal
Screenings, signing set for Sidhwa
02/17/2008: 865 words, approx. 3 pages
Houston-based Pakistani author Bapsi Sidhwa opens a weekend of activities with a book signing at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, at Bookworks, 4022 Rio Grande NW. Sidhwa will autograph and discuss her books, which includes her recently republished debut novel, "The Pakistani Bride."...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Interview by Bapsi Sidhwa and David Montenegro
7,285 words, approx. 24 pages
In the following interview, which took originally took place on March 26, 1988, and March 24, 1989, Sidhwa discusses Pakistani politics, issues facing Muslim women, contemporary Islamic literature, and the central themes of her novels.
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Critical Essay by Novy Kapadia
4,772 words, approx. 16 pages
In the following essay, Kapadia discusses the phenomenon of upward social mobility among the Parsi minority in Sidhwa's novel The Crow Eaters.
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Critical Essay by Jagdev Singh
4,356 words, approx. 15 pages
In the following essay, Singh examines Ice-Candy-Man as a novel about the Partition of India told from the unique perspective of a sensitive Parsi girl. Singh comments that the story focuses on the effect of the Partition on the Parsi community as a whole.
 


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