Focus on India
This event on 24th April 2009 has past.
Contact: Libby Tempest L.Tempest@manchester.gov.uk
Go to Committee Room, 2nd Floor
This year's London Book Fair is showcasing writers from India in partnership with the British Council and we are delighted to welcome to Manchester these three
distinguished authors:-
SATISH ALEKAR - one of India's leading playwrights, his work has been performed
throughout India and translated into many languages. His "Collected Plays" is due to be
published this year by Oxford University Press.
Y.D. THONGCHI - during a long writing career, he has written two anthologies of short stories and seven critically acclaimed novels, including "Sonam", which was made
into an award-winning film.
SHAFI SHAUQ - has been writing in Kashmiri, English, Urdu and Hindi for the last 40 years, and has authored/translated/edited over 55 books in the fields of poetry,
literary criticism, linguistics and culture.
Entry: Free
Time: 1-2pm
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