I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way of viewing the world.

The history needs to serve the story, not the story the history. But at the same time you can't stray too far.

I'm a writer. I should be allowed to speak about my writing at times. And I'm really excited to speak about that. There's nothing I am shameful of or anything else in my novels. They are my children and I'm happy to speak about my children.

I believe truly that Canada is a living history and we're going through some of the most important time in this country's short 150 years.

I'm fascinated by the magic realism used by many writers. I think it goes hand-in-hand with the Indian experience. It's a very different way of viewing the world.

We all fight on two fronts, the one facing the enemy, the one facing what we do to the enemy.

From a craft standpoint, telling a story in the first-person present tense over the course of 500 pages is a daunting challenge.