UAE: Homeschooled Indian expat boy, 12, releases novel at Sharjah International Book Fair

UAE: Homeschooled Indian expat boy, 12, releases novel at Sharjah International Book Fair

Sharjah: Among all the young authors who released their books at the Sharjah International Book Fair, a 12-year-old has stood out for being a homeschooled child to have published is first novel series. Indian expat Tazeen Swabri’s ‘GOD of Dragons - The Beginning’ is the first among a seven-series fantasy novel. The young writer has debuted with the 300-pager containing 49,000 words and is already writing its second part. Tazeen has won accolades for his writing style, in which he used dragons and dinosaurs as the characters of the novel to reflect his views of life. Although the name and plot seem to be of the genre for children, the depiction is akin to that of a historical drama that makes the reader forget the age factor of the author who has incorporated diverse display of elements of education, politics, family, equality, emotions, friendship, war and peaceful coexistence. Speaking to Gulf News, Tazeen said it took him only eight months to complete the book. “I have my own opinion about wars and peace and world affairs and I felt it was better to portray my characters as dragons and dinosaurs,” he said. Tazeen’s novel is set in the fictional land