Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa

Bapsi Sidhwa is an acclaimed Pakistani-American novelist whose works have brought international recognition to Pakistani literature. She received the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1991 for her outstanding contributions to Pakistani fiction writing. Her novels, including Ice-Candy-Man, are celebrated works of South Asian literature.

⭐ Awarded Sitara-e-Imtiaz 1991 • Literature, Fiction

Biography

Bapsi Sidhwa is one of Pakistan's most acclaimed novelists, known internationally for works such as Ice-Candy-Man (published in the United States as Cracking India) and The Crow Eaters. Born in Karachi in 1938 and raised in Lahore, her fiction explores the Parsi community of Pakistan and the turbulence of Partition. She was awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz in 1991 and has received numerous other honours for her extraordinary contribution to world literature.

Bapsi Sidhwa

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