THE FEMALE PERSPECTIVE

Novelist Anita Nair's stories often deal with topics such as male entitlement and women's pursuit of independence. ADILA MATRA caught up with the author at the recently held Kerala Literature Festival where she spoke about her favourite locations from books, train journeys, and process of writing.

- ADILA MATRA

Anita Mair NOVELIST

You dabble in different genres—from historical fiction to crime thrillers to women’s stories. Which is your favourite genre to write? Is it difficult moving from one to another?

I think a genre happens because there is a certain story I have in mind, and I think the story happens first in my head. Then I look at it and think where this is going to fit. And at that point, the genre happens. So, I don’t feel as if I am writing it as a specific genre, I am just writing the way I always write. Then the world classifies it.

Travel plays an important role in your books. Which is a location from a book—fictional or real— that you loved?