Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa is one of Pakistan's most prominent English fiction writers. In 1991, she was the recipient of Sitara-i-Imtiaz, Pakistan's highest honour and in 1998 her novel Cracking India (1991, originally published as Ice Candy Man in 1988) was adapted into the film, Earth, by renowned filmmaker Deepa Mehta. Her other novels include The Crow Eaters (1978), The Bride (1982) and An American Brat (1993), which was adapted for the stage and produced in 2007. Her latest publications are Water and City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore, both of which came out in 2006. She has been on the Wasafiri Advisory Board since 1996. Visit Bapsi’s site at www.bapsisidhwa.com.