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From mushairas to Booker winner: Lucknow becomes a hub for literary lovers

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, flautist Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia and author Satya Saran from last year’s Metaphor Literature Lucknow Litfest

Updated on Dec 04, 2025 11:59 pm IST

Some of the novels short-listed for this year’s Booker prize share this particular trait of exploring solitariness as an awareness of the body. (AP)

Published on Nov 12, 2025 09:03 pm IST

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David Szalay, who now lives in Vienna and was born in Montreal to a Canadian mother and Hungarian father.

Published on Nov 12, 2025 12:29 pm IST

Accepting his trophy at London's Old Billingsgate, Szalay thanked the judges for rewarding his “risky” novel.

Published on Nov 11, 2025 12:34 pm IST

All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players... (Shutterstock)

Published on Oct 09, 2025 03:10 am IST

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