The Asia House Festival of Asian Literature is the only festival in the UK dedicated to writing about Asia or Asians from the Persian Gulf to the Pacific. Past festivals have hosted some of the stars of Asian literature along with debut and emerging authors from over 25 countries across the continent.
When? 4 -18 May, 2016
Where? Asia House, 63 New Cavendish Street, London, W1G 7LP,
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LONDON, UK – Asia House, in partnership with the Bagri Foundation (http://www.bagrifounda..
Festival Director: Adrienne Loftus Parkins
Box Office? [email protected] or 020 7301 5454 - tickets available in March
Festival Website? http://asiahouse.org/arts-and-culture/festival-of-asian-literature
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Festival Director? Jemimah Steinfeld -Literature Festival Manager
Previous festivals: -
2015- British-Chinese author Xinran, Turkey’s bestselling author Elif Şafak, award-winning Indian novelist Anuradha Roy and one of South Korea’s most important modern writers, Hwang Sok-yong ++
2013 - Mohsin Hamid, Michael Palin, Elif Shafak, Haifa Zangana, Nadeem Aslam, DJ Nihal, Atul Kochhar, James Astill, Will Hutton, Selma Dabbagh, Tan Twan Eng, Maya Jaggi & more
2013 Programme
Aravind Adiga, Azar Nafisi, Ziauddin Sardar (Balti Britain) and Kenan Malik (Fatwa to Jihad – The Rushdie Affair and its Legacy) , John Man (The Leadership Secrets of Genghis Khan) and Martin Jacques (When China Rules the World), Kamila Shamsie (Burnt Shadows), Nadeem Aslam ( The Wasted Vigil), and Daniyal Mueenuddin (In Other Rooms, Other Wonders), Tahmima Anam, Frank Gardner, David Loyn, Patrick Cockburn, Christina Lamb, Nirmalya Kumar, Hardeep Singh Kohli
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