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Sonali Deraniyagala in conversation with Kamila Shamsie

Join us for the final event in our Qalam series this term, featuring acclaimed author and academic Sonali Deraniyagala.

April 22, 2025 @ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM

Library, Ground Floor, Georgetown University in Qatar

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Join us for the final event in our Qalam series this term, featuring acclaimed author and academic Sonali Deraniyagala, author of Wave, one of the most celebrated memoirs of the 21st century, which won the PEN Ackerley Prize and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award. The event will be followed by a book signing.

Speakers

Kamila Shamsie

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Sonali Deraniyagala

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