Abdullah Khan is a Mumbai based novelist, screenwriter, literary critic and banker. Born in a village near Motihari, Bihar, Abdullah was initially educated in madarsa (Islamic seminary) and Urdu medium school. In the mid-1990s, he discovered that George Orwell was born in Motihari. And, this Orwell’s connection with his home district drew him towards literature. Abdullah’s writings have appeared in Brooklyn Rail (New York), Wasafiri (London), The Hindu (India), Outlook (India), Scroll.in (India) The Daily Star (Bangladesh) and Friday Times (Pakistan) among others. His debut film as a screenwriter, Viraam, was released in the theatres in 2017. Patna Blues is his first novel which is being translated into many languages including Arabic, Persian, Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Kannada, Marathi, Malayalam, Bangla, Telugu and Tamil.
INTERVIEWS:
The Daily Eye: https://thedailyeye.info/thought-box/a-man-from-motihari-abdullah-khan/f1c60d69915639b7
Reader’s Digest: https://www.readersdigest.co.in/true-stories/story-a-writer-after-200-rejections-125232
The Statesman : https://www.thestatesman.com/exclusive-interviews/rejections-are-part-of-publishing-process-patna-blues-writer-abdullah-khan-1502753140.html
Indian Express: https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/books/patna-blues-leo-tolstoy-bihar-inter-caste-marriage-life-in-the-hinterland-5693082/
The News on Sunday (Pakistan): http://tns.thenews.com.pk/always-wanted-tell-story-bihar/
Sakal Times: http://www.sakaltimes.com/art-culture/midst-ups-and-downs-life-has-go-35626
Deccan Chronicle:https://www.deccanchronicle.com/lifestyle/books-and-art/030419/a-tale-from-bihar-of-90s.html
Asian Age:https://www.asianage.com/books/030419/a-tale-from-bihar-of-90s.html
Tehelka : http://tehelka.com/label/patna-blues/
Vice:https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/59abkn/this-new-book-writes-about-people-that-not-many-others-do
ABDULLAH KHAN 