Author Soniah Kamal's novel, "Unmarriageable," is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

Author Soniah Kamal's novel, "Unmarriageable," is a modern adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."

Written more than 200 years ago, Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice" has been widely adapted into films, television shows and spanned book genres from horror to young adult fiction. Soniah Kamal's novel, "Unmarriageable," sets the stinging social satire, memorable characters and plot in contemporary Pakistan.

 

Kamal joined "On Second Thought" to discuss her novel, her love of Austen and her appearance at the Savannah Book Festival in February.

 "On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott speaks with Soniah Kamal.

 

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