Sohaila Abdulali
Sohaila Abdulali was born in Mumbai, moved to the United States with her family when she was a teenager. She has a BA from Brandeis University in economics and sociology and an MA from Stanford University in communication. She is the author of two novels – The Madwoman of Jogare and Year of the Tiger – as well as children’s books and short stories. She lives in New York with her family.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Rape was published simultaneously on four continents by publishers in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, India, and the US and Canada. It is also available in Dutch, Korean, Spanish and Turkish editions.
It is a popular assigned text for Gender Studies and other students worldwide: ‘I honestly loved Abdulali’s book,’ says one student at the University of New Hampshire, ‘it didn’t even feel like I was reading a book for class. It felt like I was having an informative and educational talk with one of my friends about a very important issue’.