Nadeem Aslam, the author of Maps for Lost Lovers and The Blind Man’s Garden talks about his writing process, how he comes up with characters, what inspires him and why he thinks news is the most emotional programme on television.
Interview by Tabinda Siddiqi/Dawn.com
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The news is the most emotional programme on TV because it shows us harrowing scenes that occur almost daily and remind us how utterly brutalised and dehumanised our nation has been turned into. The sad thing is that TV channels sensationalise real live tragic events by adding dramatic music and shocking computer graphics. There is no discretion whatsoever. Expressions of private grief and mourning are broadcast shamelessly. Watching the news becomes traumatic.
Am a writer. Nadeem and Ian McEwan are my idols.
excellent
Very good interview….. liked every bit of it.