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In his interview for the ''[[Paris Review]]'''s series "[[My First Time (film series)|My First Time]]", Sharma described creating his main character as "looking for someone who was guilty appropriately... There's that Henry James quote that 'it doesn't matter if a character is good or bad, it matters if the character is interesting.' So that's how I began to figure how to write about someone like (the main character)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSyhlFwZip8&t=23s |title=Akhil | '''''An Obedient Father''''' is a 2000 novel by [[Akhil Sharma]]. It received the 2001 [[Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award]]<ref>[http://pen-ne.org/hemwinners List of Hemingway/PEN winners]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, accessed 5 Aug 2010.</ref> and [[Whiting Writers' Award]]. Set during the [[assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi]], the story is about a corrupt and loathsome bag man who lives with his daughter and granddaughter in a New Delhi slum. The novel started as a short story that was previously published. | ||
In his interview for the ''[[Paris Review]]'''s series "[[My First Time (film series)|My First Time]]", Sharma described creating his main character as "looking for someone who was guilty appropriately... There's that Henry James quote that 'it doesn't matter if a character is good or bad, it matters if the character is interesting.' So that's how I began to figure how to write about someone like (the main character)."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSyhlFwZip8&t=23s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/DSyhlFwZip8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Akhil Sharma's First Time |publisher=YouTube |date=2016-08-15 |access-date=2017-06-24}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | |||
In July 2022, McNally Editions published a considerably revised, shorter edition of the novel, with a very different ending.<ref>[https://www.mcnallyeditions.com/books/p/obedient-father McNally Editions web page for An Obedient Father], accessed July 13, 2022</ref><ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/12/magazine/akhil-sharma-an-obedient-father.html His First Novel Was a Critical Hit. Two Decades Later, He Rewrote It], accessed July 13, 2022</ref> | |||
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[[Category:2000 debut novels]] | [[Category:2000 debut novels]] | ||
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An Obedient Father is a 2000 novel by Akhil Sharma. It received the 2001 Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award[1] and Whiting Writers' Award. Set during the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, the story is about a corrupt and loathsome bag man who lives with his daughter and granddaughter in a New Delhi slum. The novel started as a short story that was previously published.
In his interview for the Paris Review's series "My First Time", Sharma described creating his main character as "looking for someone who was guilty appropriately... There's that Henry James quote that 'it doesn't matter if a character is good or bad, it matters if the character is interesting.' So that's how I began to figure how to write about someone like (the main character)."[2]
In July 2022, McNally Editions published a considerably revised, shorter edition of the novel, with a very different ending.[3][4]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ List of Hemingway/PEN winners[permanent dead link], accessed 5 Aug 2010.
- ↑ "Akhil Sharma's First Time". YouTube. 2016-08-15. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2017-06-24.
- ↑ McNally Editions web page for An Obedient Father, accessed July 13, 2022
- ↑ His First Novel Was a Critical Hit. Two Decades Later, He Rewrote It, accessed July 13, 2022
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