Kamila Shamsie - Böcker

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_______________ 'A boisterous tribute to her home town that crackles with the chaos of Pakistani political life' - The Times 'Deftly woven and provocative ... Shamsie's blistering humour and ear for dialogue scorches through their whirl of whisky ...

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_______________ WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND AND NEW YORK TIMES _______________ 'The book for our times' - Judg...

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BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIAN WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'There is so much to love and admire in these stories - their understanding of heartbreak, their attention to affection and love across many divides' KAMILA SHAMSIE'Hosain's gre...

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BY ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL INDIAN WRITERS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY'The deftness with which Attia Hosain handles the interplay of manners, class, culture and different forms of female power is gorgeously done . . .' KAMILA SHAMSIE'An extraordin...

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With an introduction by Kamila Shamsie Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows. GEORGE ORWELL is one of the world s most famous writers and social commentators. Through his writing he exposed...

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Kamila Shamsie retells 'The Ugly Duckling'. A Fairy Tale Revolution is here to remix and revive our favourite stories. 'A duck unlike other ducks. A raincloud-duck, with the heart of a lion, who struck out into the world on her own...'On the farm,...

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_______________ 'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' - Independent 'A whirlwind ? Owes plenty to Salman Rushdie and some to Hollywood ? Exuberant, knowingly exotic and deceptively serious' - Guardian 'Kamila Shamsie has create...

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_______________ 'Full of fun, longing and wit ? a debut of spirit and imagination, loaded with intelligent charm' - Ali Smith 'A touching and engrossing story ? an assured debut' - The Times 'A colourful and peripatetic view of politics in Pakista...

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** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES AND IRISH TIMES **'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' - Madeline Miller'A shining tour de f...

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The spirit of Elena Ferrante haunts this tale of a friendship forged in Karachi - Sunday Times A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces - Madeline Miller 'A shining tour de force' - Ali Smith, Guardian Summer Reading CHOSEN AS A BOO...

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'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS OF 2023** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER...

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** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** CHOSEN AS A BEST BOOK OF 2022 BY THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, DAILY MAIL, FINANCIAL TIMES AND IRISH TIMES **'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' - Madeline Miller'A shining tour de f...

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_______________ 'A formidable arching tale about loss and foreignness' - Financial Times 'Powerful, epic yet skilfully controlled ? Shamsie's voice is clear and compelling, with a welcome sparseness' - Guardian 'Completely authentic, complex, and ...

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_______________ WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE A BOOK OF THE YEAR IN THE GUARDIAN, OBSERVER, TELEGRAPH, NEW STATESMAN, EVENING STANDAND AND NEW YORK TIMES _______________ 'The book for our times' - Judg...

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For every bullet shot by an oppressor there springs to life a star Hasan lives an idyllic childhood of abundance: of pomegranates and cricket and ostensible serenity. This illusory veneer of calm is shattered when his beloved uncle Salman, a disse...

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_______________ 'Beautifully written in cunning, punning, glancing prose' - Independent 'A whirlwind ? Owes plenty to Salman Rushdie and some to Hollywood ? Exuberant, knowingly exotic and deceptively serious' - Guardian 'Kamila Shamsie has create...

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_______________ 'A boisterous tribute to her home town that crackles with the chaos of Pakistani political life' - The Times 'Deftly woven and provocative ... Shamsie's blistering humour and ear for dialogue scorches through their whirl of whisky ...

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_______________ 'A richly woven novel ? The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian 'The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read ? thought-provoki...

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BY THE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 'A magnificent novel: beautiful, terrible, true ? It reads already like a classic' - Ali Smith Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Grief never leaves, it merely sinks into you. Summe...

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'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER ** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS OF 2023** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER...

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_______________'A richly woven novel The voice that guides us around this world darts with wit and lightness in a way that is unique and often lovely' - Rana Dasgupta, Guardian'The plot gallops along, ensuring a gripping read thought-provoking' - ...

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'A profound novel about friendship. I loved it to pieces' MADELINE MILLER** SHORTLISTED FOR THE INDIE BOOK AWARDS 2023 ** PICKED AS ONE OF THE SUNDAY TIMES' BEST PAPERBACKS OF 2023** CHOSEN AS A BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR BY THE GUARDIAN, BBC, OBSERVER,...

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