Born in a village near Motihari, Bihar, Abdullah was initially educated in madarsa (Islamic seminary) and Urdu medium school. Abdullah ’s writings have appeared in Brooklyn Rail (New York), Wasafiri (London), The Hindu (India), and Friday Times (Pakistan) among others. He is also a screenwriter and his debut film Viraam was released in theatres in December, 2017. Patna Blues is his first novel. Who was your main source of inspiration at the time of portraying Patna Blues ? initially, the city itself was the inspiration and then restlessness to tell the stories to the world I have been harbouring inside me for many years. Are the characters mentioned in your novel do practically exist ? Most of the charecters are fictional except a few like Arif's Mom or grand ma are inspired by my own mom and grand ma. What one thing would you give up to become a better writer ? The habit to waste time on the social media.
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