Kamila Shamsie is the author of five novels, including Burnt Shadows, which was translated into more than twenty languages. She grew up in Karachi and now lives in London.
Mortar: A Conversation
Kamila Shamsie and Gillian Slovo
Kamila Shamsie: When did you first think you wanted to write?
Gillian Slovo: I never thought I wanted to write, and I never intended to become a writer. I decided to have a go in my early twenties. . . .