I've been wanting to write a book about what goes into creating a novel, and the story behind 'A Passage to India' is especially interesting.
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A Passage to India. It is my favourite movie.
I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the 'Hindustan Times.'
It's easy to set a story anywhere if you get a good guidebook and get some basic street names, and some descriptions, but, for me, yes, I am indebted to my travels to India for several of the stories.
I've never yet managed to write a novel which didn't have an Indian central character.
I feel as if I can take Indian stories, make them mine and take them to the world.
I often find myself unsatisfied with books 'about' Indians because they are written from the viewpoint of non-Indians.
I think there is a chance that Indian writers in America will start producing very interesting books in the years to come.
India lends itself well to fictionalization, but ultimately, it all depends on the writer's imagination.
I'm not too interested in books about India.
The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.