Interviews

Literary Striptease
Interview by Lapata
Published in Chapati Mystery
“Translation for me stems from two different but interrelated impulses: a good text matures for the reader with every reading, reveals itself gradually—call it literary striptease. I can delve into it only through extended togetherness. Translation makes it possible to tease out all I can through this prolonged intimacy. The other insatiable impulse is to uncover my own potential.” (read more)

Interview with Muhammad Umar Memon
Interview by Anjum Dawood Alden
Published: PakUS Online
Learning a new language is not just a matter of learning the semantics and
linguistic structure of a new dialect, but it is also a discovery of the culture
that surrounds that language. In some cases, it can even be a rediscovery of
a culture...(read more)

An Interview with Dr Muhammad Umar Memon
Interview by Abroo Ahmed
Published: Pakistaniaat - A Journal of Pakistan Studies. Vol 1: No: 2 (2009)

A connoisseur of Urdu language, Muhammad Umar Memon is a literary pioneer
in bringing Urdu language and literature to an international readership. (read more)


A Memon in the service of Urdu
Interview by Altaf Hussain Asad
Published: The News on Sunday (Oct 11, 2009)

The News on Sunday: What was your childhood like? Any memories?

Muhammad Umar Memon: Nothing much to tell. I was born in  Aligarh, the last of my parent's six children. By then all my siblings had left home except one sister who was eight years older. It was a pretty lonely childhood and quite uneventful. I did have some friends. Although I have now returned almost exclusively to reading and writing, I have been interested in a number of things at different times of my life, among them painting, woodworking, macramé, making carved candles, and gardening....(read more)