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Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Update: 2017-08-25
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Author Kamila Shamsie reads from her 2014 novel A God in Every Stone, and discusses it with Prof. Elleke Boehmer and the audience. She speaks about the inspiration for the novel, who she writes for, and how she transforms historical facts into compelling narrative.
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Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Kamila Shamsie on writing history in A God in Every Stone

Kamila Shamsie, Elleke Boehmer