Shahrukh Husain

Shahrukh Husain writes fiction and non-fiction for adults and children.  She also writes screenplays and the occasional play.  Her adult fiction, published by Virago press, can be described as reworked myths reflecting a universal theme of modern relevance. She thoroughly enjoys writing for children because its demand for simplicity, clarity and brevity hones the craft.  She likewise relishes the craftsmanship that goes into creating a screenplay and her adaptation of Anita Desai’s Booker nominated In Custody, for Merchant Ivory Productions won the President of India Gold Medal and got an Oscar nomination.
 Currently, she is working on an exciting, historical screenplay commissioned by Gurinder Chadha of Bend It Films and completing a series of mythology books for children.  Her latest book, The Wit and Wisdom of Mulla Nasruddin was published in the summer of 2006 and has been very well received.
In her ‘other life’, she practices as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist specialising in transcultural work.
Shahrukh was born in Pakistan and lives in London with her husband – her two children have flown the nest.