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SUMMARY:Kamila Shamsie in conversation with Jeanette Winterson - Part of 
 Manchester Literature Festival
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DESCRIPTION:Join two of our most incisive practitioners of fiction for a 
 conversation about writing narratives that reflect and explore current a
 ffairs. \nA contemporary retelling of Sophocles’ Antigone\, Kamila Shams
 ie’s new novel Home Fire\, set in the UK\, US and Syria\, is a powerful 
 tale of loyalty and love\; two families’ fates intertwine amid rising da
 nger\, jihad and political unrest. \nPeter Carey said: ‘it left me awest
 ruck\, on the edge of my chair\, filled with admiration for her courage 
 and ambition.’ Kamila is the author of six novels\, including Burnt Shad
 ows (shortlisted for the Orange Prize) and A God in Every Stone (shortli
 sted for the Baileys Prize)\, and was selected by Granta as a Best Young
  British Novelist in 2013. She grew up in Karachi and now lives in Londo
 n\, and lectures at The University of Manchester’s Centre for New Writin
 g. \nShe will be in conversation with the award-winning and prolific aut
 hor Jeanette Winterson\, Professor of New Writing at The University of M
 anchester. \n\nThis event is in partnership with Manchester Literature F
 estival. \n\nTickets £10/£8 \nBook on 0843 208 0500 or manchesterliterat
 urefestival.co.uk\n
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LOCATION:Cosmo Rodewald Concert Hall\, Martin Harris Centre for Music and
  Drama\, Manchester
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