Over 130 of the biggest names in the literary world will join more than 30,000 avid readers and hopeful would-be writers in Dubai in March for the 2015 edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Among the most recognisable figures slated to attend the March 3 to 7 festival are Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Egyptian writer Nawal El-Saadawi, **. 1 Ladies? Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith and Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti. Mohammed Al Hashimi, Vice-President of Commercial Products Dubai at Emirates, said the festival is part of Dubai?s concerted campaign to bring together some of the world?s most creative minds.
02-22-2015, 05:32 PM
The coming together of literary giants in Dubai
Over 130 of the biggest names in the literary world will join more than 30,000 avid readers and hopeful would-be writers in Dubai in March for the 2015 edition of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. Among the most recognisable figures slated to attend the March 3 to 7 festival are Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Egyptian writer Nawal El-Saadawi, **. 1 Ladies? Detective Agency author Alexander McCall Smith and Palestinian poet Mourid Barghouti. Mohammed Al Hashimi, Vice-President of Commercial Products Dubai at Emirates, said the festival is part of Dubai?s concerted campaign to bring together some of the world?s most creative minds.
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