I'm more interested than Philip Roth in understanding women, even if I do it imperfectly. But that book, Portnoy's Complaint, is literary… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Literature has become too psychological. We discount the physical, when in fact much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
It's rare that you get to read, let alone teach, an arbitrary canon of your choosing in a tight time setting, and… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
People are rushed and inspired by the success of Indian writers, and are falling over themselves to write novels. Every Indian is… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I put my thoughts in a book, which must mean I don't want anyone to read them. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I have to admit that I was terrified of ending the book, precisely because I go around saying about pretty much every… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
In the five months I wrote the final draft of 'The Association of Small Bombs,' I never fell out of the book.… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Terrorists have goals beyond their supposed pacts with God. They are authors, too. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
When I had worked on my first book, I had readily shown bits and pieces to everyone - for encouragement, to force… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
When I worked as an editor, I read new novels being published in India every few days. They excited me tremendously for… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
We're at an interesting phase of Asian and Asian-American writing, where we might succeed in having readers look at us as creative… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Novelists get to say plenty in their massive tomes; rock singers only get four-minute songs with two verses and a chorus' worth… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Apparently, the city of Delhi is a 'character' in my novels. I'd argue that it's a ... city... in my novels. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I think there is a chance that Indian writers in America will start producing very interesting books in the years to come. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
When we talk about 9/11 and 26/11 - which is the shorthand for the Mumbai attacks in 2008 - we're talking about the most… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I'm more interested than Philip Roth in understanding women, even if I do it imperfectly. But that book, Portnoy's Complaint, is literary punk in… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
You can say that a small attack is one in which relatively few people die, but the minute you say that, you can sense… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
There's a hustling, but also a self-centred vibe you can get from people in Delhi. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
I think Indians will pick up on a lot of the direct commentary on Delhi, which Americans will obviously miss, while Americans might get… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
In Delhi, where I grew up, commerce is brusque. You don't ask each other how your day has been. You might not even smile.… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
In some ways, the best novel about terrorism, though it's not a novel, is 'The Looming Tower' by Lawrence Wright or 'Perfect Soldiers' by… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
Literature has become too psychological. We discount the physical, when in fact much of life is physical. People's personalities are partly formed by, or… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
When more Chinese started coming after the Gold Rush, employed on large projects like the Pacific Railroad, anti-Chinese sentiment became shrill. — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
“What has she got? Nothing but years and years of heartbreak, of being pushed physically, I am sure, into the country of her mother’s… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
It's easier to set off a bomb that kills innocent civilians in a market than it is to plot an assassination, but that obviously… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
How do you prevent attacks from becoming the very fabric of lived life in a city? Of course it's very easy to say you… — Karan Mahajan Copy Share Image
