Daniyal Mueenuddin Interview: On Writing from RedFence Video on Vimeo.
Daniyal Mueenuddin’s debut collection of short stories, “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” chronicles the struggles among the affluent and destitute in Pakistan. The stories revolve around the extended family of a wealthy landowner, Mr. K. K. Harouni, mostly taking place on farms in Pakistan. Previously, these stories appeared in Granta, Zoetrope, and The New Yorker.
This video interview with Mueenuddin takes place in Vroman’s bookstore in Pasadena, California. In the interview, we discuss how farming affects his writing, the attractions of “ethnic lit” and his penchant for poetry.
If you want to purchase his book: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders
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The editing on this thing is FANTASTIC.
This really was a great interview, he’s so soft spoken and out spoken at the same time. Lots of fun.