Shahrukh Husain (Urdu: شاہ رخ حسین), born 28 April 1950, is a Pakistani author who specializes in fiction, non-fiction, and screenwriting. She is also a psychotherapist, folklorist, and storyteller. She resides in London. She is a Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund.[1]
Select filmography
edit- Screenplay for In Custody (1993), adapted from the novel of the same name by Anita Desai. It is a Merchant Ivory Productions film directed by Ismail Merchant. She also wrote an episode for Beecham House.[2]
Select books
edit- A Restless Wind (2013)
- The Goddess: Power, Sexuality, and the Feminine Divine (2003)
- Daughters of the Moon: Witch Tales from Around the World (1993)
- Handsome Heroines (1996).
References
edit- ^ "Fellows: Shahrukh Husain". Royal Literary Fund.
- ^ "Beecham House review: Gurinder Chadha's period drama falls prey to a white man's gaze of colonial India". Firstpost. 2019-07-25. Retrieved 2020-11-21.
External links
edit- Shahrukh Husain at Library of Congress, with 25 library catalogue records
- "Shahrukh Husain Interview" at WriteWords.org.uk, 16 December 2005
- "Shahrukh Husain" at the Royal Literary Fund (archived 2006)
- Biography from Barefoot Books (archived 2006)
- Biography from Penguin Books India (archived 2006)
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