Bapsi Sidhwa
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Bapsi Sidhwa (b. 1938) is an important author of Pakistani origin who writes in English. She is of Parsi Zoroastrian background, and has depicted Parsi life, customs, and the Zoroastrian religion in great detail in most of her works.
Background
Sidhwa was born in Karachi, Pakistan, but her family moved shortly thereafter to Lahore. She has previously taught at the University of Houston, Rice University, Columbia University, Mount Holyoke College, and Brandeis University. She currently resides in Houston, Texas (where she has lived for the past several decades) and maintains a rigorous schedule of conference speaking.A vocal proponent of women's rights in South Asia, she has also infused her works with strong female characters.
Awards
She is also the recipient of many awards, including the Sitara-e-Imtiaz, Pakistan's highest honor.Collaboration with filmmaker
- Sidhwa's novel, Cracking India, (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England), is the basis for Mehta's 1998 film, Earth. This story is set in Lahore in the time period directly before and during the partition of India in 1947 and is told from the point of view of a young Parsi Zoroastrian girl.
Works
- City of Sin and Splendour : Writings on Lahore (2006, U.S.)
- Water: A Novel Based on the Film by Deepa Mehta (2006, U.S.)
- Bapsi Sidhwa Omnibus (2001, Pakistan)
- An American Brat (1993, U.S.; 1995, India)
- Cracking India (1991, U.S.; 1992, India; originally published as Ice Candy Man, 1988, England)
- Pakistani Bride (1990, U.S.)
- The Bride (1982, England; 1983, U.S.;1984, India)
- The Crow Eaters (1978, Pakistan; 1979 &1981, India; 1980, England; 1982, U.S.)
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