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  • My first novel - the novel I wrote before 'Midnight's Children' - feels, to me, now, very - I mean, I get embarrassed when I see people reading it. You know, there are some people who, bizarrely, like it. Which I'm, you know, I'm happy for.

    "TalkAsia" with Monita Rajpal, www.cnn.com. February 8, 2013.