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Kamila Shamsie

At the Lahore Literary Festival, Razia Iqbal asks novelist Kamila Shamsie why she likes themes of loyalty and belonging.

For this edition of β€˜Talking Books: On the Road’ Razia Iqbal is in Pakistan for the Lahore Literary Festival. Her guest is the Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie. Kamila Shamsie has written a lot about her home city of Karachi but her last two novels have spanned several continents and decades in history from Nagasaki to 9/11, from the excavation of India’s ancient history to its nascent independence movement. She talks to Razia Iqbal about why she is drawn to the themes of loyalty and belonging.

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Fri 4 Apr 2014 19:06GMT

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  • Fri 4 Apr 2014 08:06GMT
  • Fri 4 Apr 2014 19:06GMT