Fragments of Riversong (Daily Star Books, 2013), and Saad Z Hussain, author of
Djinn City (Bengal Lights Books, 2018) and
The Gurkha and the Lord of Tuesday (Bengal Lights Books, 2019), as well as Mumbai-based journalist Jane Borges, Catherine Menon, author of
Fragile Monsters (Viking 2021), and Sabyn Javeri, author of
Hijabistan (Harper Collins 2019), among others. The masterclasses and sessions will cover everything from writing inspiration to practicing craft to research to publication , Farah Ghuznavi told
The Daily Star. I am not part of the selection process but I can definitely say that the successful applicant will need to have an originality of voice that can absorb the reader completely , she added.
Fragile Monsters by Catherine Menon review â a Malaysian family firework
A woman visits her grandmother and confronts the countryâs violent past in Menonâs bravura debut novel
Diwali celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photograph: Annice Lyn/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock
Diwali celebrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Photograph: Annice Lyn/SOPA Images/REX/Shutterstock
DaisyHildyard
Fri 23 Apr 2021 02.30 EDT
Last modified on Fri 23 Apr 2021 02.31 EDT
Fragile Monsters, the debut novel from short-story writer Catherine Menon, begins with a family reckoning and a house fire. Durga, a thirtysomething maths lecturer, has recently moved from Ontario, where she has lived since she was an undergraduate, to Kuala Lumpur. Durga grew up in Malaysia but her new life is lonely. The only surviving member of her immediate family is her
Hay Festival 2021 Programme - My Weekly myweekly.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from myweekly.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Subscription Notification
We have noticed that there is an issue with your subscription billing details. Please update your billing details here
Please update your billing information
The subscription details associated with this account need to be updated. Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your subscription.
Your subscription will end shortly
Please update your billing details here to continue enjoying your access to the most informative and considered journalism in the UK.
KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 Australian-British author Catherine Menon has attributed the inspiration behind her latest novel, Fragile Monsters to childhood stories her father used to tell her when he.