Shahnaz Habib is a writer and translator based in Brooklyn. She translates from her mother tongue, the south Indian language of Malayalam, and has translated two novels,
Jasmine Days, winner of the 2018 JCB Prize, and
Al Arabian Novel Factory.
Airplane Mode, her first book, has been longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals of Excellence.
'Habib [is a] ruthlessly honest and funny observer.' New York Times'Should be required reading.' Los Angeles TimesTruly unique and illuminating, Airplane Mode asks: What does it mean to be a joyous traveller when we live in the ruins of colonialism?The conditions of travel have long...
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