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Navtej Sarna

India’s suave spokesman at the ministry of external affairs on his debut novel, We Weren’t Lovers Like That (Penguin)

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Navtej Sarna
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Are you the first spokesperson at the MEA to write a novel while holding the post?
How long did you take to finish We Weren't Lovers...?
Graham Greene did 400 words a day, Flaubert did eight. What's your average?
When do you find time to write now?
Why a first person singular narrative?
Do you identify with the novel's hero?
Are you a compulsive re-writer?
Do we see your short stories in print soon?
Is the art of writing short stories dying?
What's your count of rejection slips?
The New Yorker.
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