Anjali Joseph & Nikita Lalwani: Writing Without Boundaries
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Anjali Joseph joined us last year to discuss her multi-award-winning debut Saraswati Park. She returns with Another Country, a beautifully-observed novel which follows Leela on a journey through love and youth in Paris, London and Bombay. Nikita Lalwani’s The Village is a gripping modern morality tale set in India in which a woman is making a documentary about a village which is also an open prison for convicted killers. The Guardian’s Literary Editor, Claire Armitstead talks to these two talented writers. Part of Edinburgh International Book Festival
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