Aspasia Karras interviews European Union Literary Award winner Zinaid Meeran for the Sunday Times:
‘As children Zakir and I would empty out the bottom shelves [of the fridge], remove the racks and play David Cronenberg’s The Fly in this gleaming chamber.
My mommy’s bridge cronies would come by to admire the fridge, it being an Italian import. Once we were mid-body in the transmogrification process when aunty Farah opened the door to test its luxurious handling. I was perched on the crisper trays, half fly, half human.”
The transmogrification of Zakira, the lead character in Zinaid Meeran’s European Union Literary Award-winning novel, Saracen at the Gates, is the subject I want to talk to him most about when I meet him for coffee in Parktown North, Johannesburg.
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November 3rd, 2009 @16:17 #
Interesting interview!
November 3rd, 2009 @19:48 #
That was a completely unsubstantial interview that didn't even vaguely come to terms with the text. Literary writing in the mainstream press is largely so dissapointing. I am so tired of these glib, empty articles.
November 4th, 2009 @14:02 #
It was the first piece of information about this author and his novel that really made me interested in the book (others didn't do the trick). It's not the London Review of Books type of article, but it did its job, at least in my case :)