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Kamila Shamsie


Pakistan (b.1973)

Kamila Shamsie was born in 1973 in Pakistan. Her first novel In the City By the Sea, was published in 1998 and shortlisted for the John Llewelyn Rhys / Mail on Sunday Prize. In 1999 she also received the Award for Literature in Pakistan and published her second novel Salt and Saffron to critical acclaim. Kamila lives in London and Karachi.
 

Genres: Literary Fiction, General Fiction, Horror, Mystery
 
Novels
   In the City by the Sea (1998)
   Salt and Saffron (2000)
   Kartography (2002)
   Broken Verses (2005)
   Burnt Shadows (2009)
   A God in Every Stone (2014)
   Home Fire (2017)
   Best of Friends (2022)
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Collections
   Ox-Tales:Air (2009) (with others)
   Road Stories (2012) (with others)
   Eight Ghosts (2017) (with others)
   Furies (2023) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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Picture Books show
 
Non fiction show
 
Kamila Shamsie recommends
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Loot (2023)
Tania James
"A novel of wonder and terror and beauty - I was completely captivated by it."
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The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa (2023)
Stephen Buoro
"A blazing debut - smart, subversive, funny, heartbreaking. I'm already impatient for Buoro's next book."
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The Messenger (2023)
Megan Davis
"A well-written, intriguing novel with an excellent sense of place."

More recommendations 


Anthologies containing stories by Kamila Shamsie
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Resist (2019)
Stories of Uprising
(History-into-Fiction, book 2)
edited by
Ra Page
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Conradology (2017)
A Celebration of the Work of Joseph Conrad
edited by
Becky Harrison and Magda Raczynska

Awards
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2009) : Burnt Shadows
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2009) : Burnt Shadows
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book nominee (2015) : A God in Every Stone
Walter Scott Prize Best Historical Novel nominee (2015) : A God in Every Stone
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel nominee (2015) : A God in Every Stone
Booker Prize Best Novel nominee (2017) : Home Fire
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction Best Book winner (2018) : Home Fire
Women's Prize For Fiction Best Novel winner (2018) : Home Fire
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards Best Book nominee (2019) : Home Fire


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