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Kamila Shamsie

Pakistan   (1973 - )
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About Kamila Shamsie
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.
 
Awards
Orange Prize for Fiction Best Novel nominee (2009) : Burnt Shadows


Kamila Shamsie recommends
In the Orchard, the Swallows
In the Orchard, the Swallows (2012)
Peter Hobbs
"A book of great beauty."



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