Shi Naseer on Managing Multiple Timelines & Writing for a Western Audience

Today, we hear from Shi Naseer whose debut novel, THE CRY OF THE SILKWORM, was released in June. We’re talking to Shi/LILY about how to handle multiple timelines and settings in her book as well as how to write (or not) for a Western audience.

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Chinese-Australian-Pakistani author Shi Naseer has lived in nine countries and backpacked to over seventy. She recently moved with her husband and young son from Uppsala, Sweden, to Stamford CT, the USA, and spends her winters in Punjab, Pakistan. She aims to connect people by telling stories from different cultures. Her debut novel, The Cry of the Silkworm, was released in June 2024 with Atlantic Books/Allen&Unwin. A coming-of-age revenge story of a young girl in turn-of-the-century China, it reveals the devastating consequences of the one-child policy. Shi Naseer holds a PhD in theoretical physics from Harvard University.

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