“You’re on TV!” my wife told me over the phone, calling from a Toyota dealership where she was having her car serviced. A friend of hers had texted that she was watching me on TV. I soon realized that it was a repeat of the Past Present Future Episode 5: Writing Natives episode on TV Sarawak that featured Golda Mowe, author of such novels as Iban Dream, Iban Journey and Iban Women that I had blogged about.
After interviewing Golda a few years ago, I had been asked to take part in a documentary about her writing life. The filming for my part was done at my house, which made it convenient. Unfortunately, I missed the actual program but I was glad that at least someone I knew watched it (or a at least a repeat version of it).
I told my wife to let her friend know that I would be available for autographs. I’m
still waiting…
My other Interviews with First Novelists:
Ivy Ngeow author of Cry of the Flying Rhino, winner of the 2016 Proverse Prize.
Preeta Samarasan, author of Evening is the Whole Day, finalist for the Commonwealth Writers Prize 2009.
Chuah Guat Eng, author of Echoes of Silence and Days of Change.
Also, Malachi Edwin Vethamani, author of Complicated Lives and Life Happens.
Five part Maugham and Me series
