Kamila Shamsie | |
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 Shamsie at the 2016 Hay Festival | |
| Native name | کاملہ شمسی |
| Born | 13 August 1973 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Pakistani British[1] |
| Education | Karachi Grammar School |
| Alma mater | Hamilton College University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Burnt Shadows (2009) Home Fire (2017) |
| Notable awards | Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for fiction; Women's Prize for Fiction |
| Relatives | Muneeza Shamsie (mother) Attia Hosain (great-aunt) |
Kamila Shamsie FRSL (Urdu: کاملہ شمسی; born 13 August 1973)[2] is a Pakistani and British writer and novelist who is best known for her award-winning novel Home Fire (2017).[1] Named on Granta magazine's list of 20 best young British writers, Shamsie has been described by The New Indian Express as "a novelist to reckon with and to look forward to."[3] She also writes for publications including The Guardian, New Statesman, Index on Censorship and Prospect, and broadcasts on radio.[4]
- ^ a b Shamsie, Kamila (4 March 2014). "Kamila Shamsie on applying for British Citizenship: 'I never felt safe'". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Jaclyn (8 March 2013). "Kamila Shamsie: Following in her father's footsteps". South Asian Diaspora. Archived from the original on 3 March 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "In the City of Storytellers". The New Indian Express. 23 March 2014.
- ^ "Kamila Shamsie". British Council | Literature. Retrieved 20 April 2022.