Show Notes
What if Pride & Prejudice was set in Pakistan? What if characters other than Elizabeth and Darcy get back stories and character arcs? What if the author explores the tension between loving Jane Austen, and the impact of English colonisation on her country? Melinda and Stefanie discuss the importance of all voices and stories, character development and how discussing books is the way to your heart, in Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan by Soniah Kamal.
Links & Mentions
Read the full interview with Soniah Kamal on the Jane Austen's World blog as mentioned in this episode. [https://janeaustensworld.com/2020/02/05/an-interview-with-soniah-kamal-author-of-unmarriageable-pride-and-prejudice-in-pakistan-by-brenda-s-cox/]
Valentine Darsee gives Alys Binat Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain at the NadirFiede wedding. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunlight_on_a_Broken_Column]
You can listen to Soniah Kamal talk about Unmarriageable in this video on MM Talks and on the Brown Girls Read podcast. [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/author-interview-soniah-kamal-unmarriageable/id1493872857?i=1000538954199]
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