News and Events WLT Bestselling Pakistani author Mohsin Hamid will visit the University of Oklahoma April 6 through 8 for the 2020 Puterbaugh Lit Fest hosted by World Literature Today magazine. Events start on April 6 with a conversation about transnational fiction between Hamid and writer/educator Adnan Mahmutović and a talk by visiting scholar Masood Raja on Hamid’s book How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. The second day will feature a master class on Hamid’s short story “Terminator: Attack of the Drone,” followed by a screening of the film adaptation of Hamid’s most celebrated book, The Reluctant Fundamentalist. The day will close with a reception and book signing. The final day of the festival opens with a roundtable discussion on Hamid and the contemporary Pakistani novel, followed by Hamid’s keynote address. All of the events are free and open to the public. Hamid is the author of four novels and an essay collection. His writing has been translated into 40languages, featured on bestseller lists and adapted for the cinema. Born in Lahore, Pakistan, he has spent about half of his life there and much of the rest in London, New York and California. The complete schedule, including times and location, is available online. For additional information or accommodations, call World Literature Today at (405) 325-4531. Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
[ World Literature Today | 2020-03-02 22:05:09 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 12/09/2011 - 08:40 Penguin Ireland has acquired a first novel about the "mysteries and alchemies of friendship", likening it to The Reluctant Fundamentalist and the writing of W G Sebald. Senior editor Brendan Barrington bought world rights... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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