77. Sanam Mahloudji & Nussaibah Younis: Seriously Funny
Women’s Prize for Fiction shortlisted writers Sanam Mahloudji and Nussaibah Younis discuss how their razor-sharp debut novels balance serious social and political subjects with deliciously dark humour. Mahloudji’s enormously entertaining The Persians follows five women from three generations of a once eminent Iranian family as their lives are turned upside down by revolutions personal and political. Younis’s wildly funny Fundamentally follows Nadia, an academic tasked with rehabilitating ISIS women who becomes obsessed with saving fifteen-year-old East Londoner Sara, whether Sara wants to be saved or not.
This event has a limited number of bursary tickets available for people who might
not otherwise be able to afford them. You can apply here.
This event is part of our Novel Ideas strand.
Event Details
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- Date: Sunday 19th October
- Time: 2:30 pm
- Price£12/9
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