Writer Sohrab Fracis talks about the painstaking, tedious,
creative and immensely rewarding aspects of writing as a profession
Beyniaz Edulji
No amount of research can get you to know a completely different central character from the inside out. I researched quite a bit of Viraf’s story the hard way, by having lived it. A relevant term is ‘felt knowledge,’ and that was an invaluable ingredient in the making of Go Home,” says US based author Sohrab Homi Fracis (pictured). Like his protagonist, Viraf, the author studied abroad during the American backlash against the Iran hostage crisis. "That was the crucible in which some of my maturity was forged, just as his was. There’s a line in the narrative that goes,......