In 'Ayesha At Last,' A Take On Austen That's Sparky And Sensitive
There have been an awful lot of South Asian adaptations of Pride and Prejudice recently, but Uzma Jalaluddin's tale of two Toronto Muslims — one conservative, one liberal — stands out beautifully.
South Asian adaptations of Jane Austen's timeless have become quite popular recently — and no, watching the 2005 Bollywood-style token film — the only famous Indian adaptation of Austen's novel — doesn't mean we've seen it all. Uzma Jalaluddin's debut novel — which reads like an Indian soap opera with a dash of Shakespeare — stands out beautifully in the crowd.
