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Bibliography
Due for Publication
Muhammad, the Messenger - tales from the life of the Prophet of Islam, linked together by a 'frame' story. A novel for young people written with Samira Shackle (my 16 year old daughter) Due in 2005, Penguin (In progress, delivery date July 9)
Ancient Civilisations - a series of 8 books retelling seminal myths from ancient cultures, Evans Brothers, African, Chinese, Aztec due in 2005
Ancient Civilisations, Evans Brothers - Egypt, Greece, Roman, Vikings. Written and published during first RLF year. (USA co-editions)
The Virago Book of Erotic Myths and Legends, Virago Press (Editions in Greek, Portuguese, Spanish Finnish, Estonian, Turkish, USA)
Temptresses, The Virago Book of Evil Women, Virago Press
Tales from the Opera, Barefoot, Books (Editions in Finnish, Korean, Greek, USA) (Bestseller)
What Do We Know About Islam? - (children's non-fiction), Wayland.
The Goddess - (non-fiction), Little, Brown/Duncan Baird Publishers, UK 1997; various US editions including university presses. (Bestseller)
Women Who Wear the Breeches - Virago (US: Handsome Heroines, Anchor Doubleday) Dutch, German and US editions
The Virago Book of Witches - Virago (US - Faber: Daughters of the Moon - other language editions in Dutch, German, Portuguese) (bestseller)
Makka - Evans Brothers, 1993 (now in 4th ed)
Exploring Indian Food - Mantra Publishing
Focus on India - Hamish Hamilton, 1986 (in 5th edition)
Demons, Gods and Holy Men from Indian Myth and Legend - Eurobook
Urdu Literature, with C. Shackle and D, Matthews - Third World Publications
Films
In progress
Maharaja Project - commissioned by Gurinder Chadha, Bend It Films and UK Film Council.
Beast of the East and A Day in the Lightning - two treatments in early stages of development with Rocket pictures for first-look with Disney
Ottoman Love Song - partial adaptation of The Road to Baghdad by Gunel Egun
No! - issue based movie about female genital mutilation, Seagull Entertainment, USA (For the UN film unit)
Marianne - feature film adapted from a Japanese thriller by Shizuko Nazuki for Quintas Films, France - in development
Lilah - rewrite of a romantic fantasy set in turn-of-the-century Kashmir for Buena Vista Films (Disney), executive producer Goldie Hawn. 1994
In Custody - collaborated on the adaptation of Anita Desai's book of the same title for Merchant-Ivory Productions. Nominated for Best Oscar in a Foreign Language, 1994 and received the President of India's Gold Award for Best Film, 1994.
Contributions to books and radio
The Sexual Imagination - various contributions, (Cape - ed. Harriet Gilbert), 1993
Quarterly contributor of sets of 6 pieces to Radio 1 (18+ per year)
Occasional presenter of Something Understood for Radio 4
Commentator on film censorship for BBC
Occasional book reviews on radio
Plays by Shahrukh Husain
Dreamseller, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #60123 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Children's Play Youth Audience | |||||
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Synopsis: | a children's play with an anti-drugs theme for schools, performed through puppet theatre. | |||||
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Thousand And One Nights, The (The Story Of Shehrazad) | ||
| 1st Produced: | Unicorn Theatre, London | 2001 | ||||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #17545 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Christmas Play | |||||
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Notes: | 'the director tells me this sold more seats than any previous Unicorn Christmas show' | |||||
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