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The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (a short story) (The BBC National Short Story Award, #14) was the most recently released book by Kamila Shamsie, on September 6th, 2023.

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Kamila Shamsie Stats: The highest rated book by Kamila Shamsie on Book Notification is Home Fire, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Kamila Shamsie on Book Notification is Home Fire, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Burnt Shadows, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Kamila Shamsie books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
In the City by the Sea
1998
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2
Salt and Saffron
2000
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3
8
Kartography
2001
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4
Broken Verses
2005
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5
9
Burnt Shadows
2009
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6
9.7
A God in Every Stone
2014
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7
8.4
Home Fire
2017
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8
Best of Friends
2022
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List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Lover's Tale
2018
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List of Picture Books in Publication Order

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1
Duckling: A Fairy Tale Revolution
2020
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List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

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1
Offence: The Muslim Case
2009
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List of The BBC National Short Story Award Books in Publication Order

Annual collection of award winning short stories from the BBC.

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1
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010 (By: Helen Oyeyemi, David Constantine, Sarah Hall, Aminatta Forna, Jon McGregor)
2010
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2
The BBC National Short Story Award 2011 (By: Alison MacLeod, M.J. Hyland, Jon McGregor, K.J. Orr, Sue MacGregor)
2011
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3
The BBC International Short Story Award 2012 (By: Miroslav Penkov, Carrie Tiffany, Deborah Levy, M.J. Hyland, Clive Anderson, Lucy Caldwell, Henrietta Rose-Innes, Julian Gough, Chris Womersley, Krys Lee, Adam Ross)
2012
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4
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013 (By: Lionel Shriver, Sarah Hall, Lavinia Greenlaw, Lucy Wood)
2013
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5
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014 (By: Tessa Hadley, Lionel Shriver, Zadie Smith, Rose Tremain, Francesca Rhydderch, Alan Yentob)
2014
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6
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015 (By: Jeremy Page)
2015
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7
BBC National Short Story Award 2016 (By: Hilary Mantel, Claire-Louise Bennett, Lavinia Greenlaw, Tahmima Anam, Jenni Murray, K.J. Orr)
2016
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8
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017 (By: Joanna Trollope, Helen Oyeyemi, Jenni Fagan, Benjamin Markovits, Will Eaves, Cynan Jones)
2017
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9
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018 (By: Kerry Andrew, Sarah Hall, Ingrid Persaud, Nell Stevens, Kiare Ladner, Stig Abell)
2018
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10
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Jo Lloyd, Lynda Clark, Jacqueline Crooks, Nikki Bedi)
2019
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11
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020 (By: Eley Williams, Sarah Hall, Caleb Azumah Nelson, Jan Carson, Jack Houston)
2020
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12
The BBC National Short Story Award 2021 (By: Danny Rhodes, James Runcie, Richard Smyth, Lucy Caldwell, Rory Gleeson, Georgina Harding)
2021
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13
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022 (By: Kerry Andrew, Elizabeth Day, Jenn Ashworth, Anna Bailey, Vanessa Onwuemezi, Saba Sams)
2022
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14
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (With: Nick Mulgrew, Naomi Wood, Cherise Saywell, K Patrick, Reeta Chakrabarti)
2023
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15
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024 (By: Lucy Caldwell, Ross Raisin, Will Boast, Manish Chauhan, Paddy O’Connell, Vee Walker)
2024
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List of Comma Singles Books in Publication Order

A collection of short stories about personal challenges and inner worlds.

ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
Fewer Things (By: Adam Marek)
2011
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2
The Cave (By: David Gatward)
2011
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3
The Skirt (By: Zoe Lambert)
2012
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4
Hitting Trees with Sticks (By: Jane Rogers)
2012
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5
Crosswords (By: Jonathan Wright)
2013
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6
A Wolf (By: Jonathan Wright)
2013
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7
The Truth (By: Guy Ware)
2013
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8
Sports Leader (By: Jane Rogers)
2013
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9
Earthquakes (By: Adam Marek)
2013
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10
Tamagotchi (By: Adam Marek)
2013
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11
The Truck to Berlin (By: Jonathan Wright)
2013
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12
The Virgin and the Soldier (By: Jonathan Wright)
2013
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13
Red Enters the Eye (By: Jane Rogers)
2013
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14
An Industrial Evolution (By: Adam Marek)
2013
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15
Mr Carlton (By: David Constantine)
2013
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16
A Paris Story ( By: David Constantine)
2013
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17
The Bicycle Express (By: Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Paweł Huelle)
2013
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18
The Flight into Egypt (By: Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Paweł Huelle)
2013
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19
Abulafia (By: Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Paweł Huelle)
2013
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20
Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined (By: Stella Duffy)
2013
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21
The Pitch (By: Frank Cottrell Boyce)
2013
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22
Morphogenesis (By: Jane Rogers)
2013
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23
The Heart of Denis Noble (By: Alison MacLeod)
2013
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24
What Kind of Dog (By: Annie Clarkson)
2013
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25
Crystal Night (By: Zoe Lambert)
2013
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26
My Soul to Keep (By: Martyn Bedford)
2017
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27
Red Lights (By: Talal Abu Shawish, Alice Guthrie)
2017
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28
Many Years Ago, I Was Standing In A Meydan (By: Maureen Freely, Sema Kaygusuz)
2017
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29
The War of All Against All
2017
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30
Easy on The Rose's
2017
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31
The Pardon List (By: Sara Maitland)
2018
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32
The Mastiff (By: Matthew Holness, John Rees, Mark Stoyle)
2018
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33
Heavy Clay Soil: A story from the Midlands Rising
2018
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34
A Fiery Flag Unfurled in Coleman Street ( By: Frank Cottrell Boyce)
2018
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35
Trying Lydia (By: Andy Hedgecock, Katrina Navickas)
2018
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36
Banner Bright (By: Alexei Sayle, Russ Hickman)
2018
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37
Kick-Start: A story on the National Blind March
2018
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38
For the Tape (By: Stuart Evers, Michael Randle)
2018
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39
There Are Five Ways Out Of This Room (By: Unknown, Elizabeth Crawford)
2018
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40
Spun (By: Laura Hird, Gordon Pentland)
2018
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41
Rivers of Blood ( By: David Constantine)
2018
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42
May Hobbs (By: Maggie Gee, Sally Alexander)
2018
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43
The Stars are in the Sky (By: Lyn Barlow)
2018
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44
Exterior Paint (By: Kit de Waal)
2018
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45
The Beckhams are in Betty's (By: Martyn Bedford)
2018
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46
The Opposite of Drowning (By: Francesca Rhydderch, Ned Thomas)
2018
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47
Never Going Underground (By: Juliet Jacques, Em Temple-Malt)
2018
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48
Conrad Street ( By: Wojciech Orliński)
2018
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49
The Turd Tree (By: Kate Clanchy, Laleh Khalili)
2018
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50
Expectant Management
2018
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51
Withen ( By: Martyn Bedford)
2018
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52
Bed 45 (By: Jacob Ross, Stephen D. Reicher)
2018
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53
The Poison Tree ( By: Gregory Norminton)
2018
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54
The Abandoned Person's Tale (By: Olivia Laing)
2018
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55
The Gardens of Babylon
2018
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56
The Widening Gyre
2018
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57
Kindling (By: Jendella Benson)
2018
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58
The Sea-God
2018
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59
Into Tiny Pieces ( By: Eduardo del Llano)
2018
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60
The Hare's Declaration (By: Juris Zvirgzdiņš, Marta Ziemelis)
2018
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61
The Birds of Kipsala Island (By: Dace Ruksane, Zanete Vevere Pasqualini)
2018
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62
Bird of Paradise (By: Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp, Rania Mamoun)
2018
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63
The Slow Man (By: Wajdi Al-Ahdal, William M. Hutchins)
2018
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64
The Beginner's Guide to Smuggling (By: Basma Ghalayini, Zaher Omareen, Perween Richards)
2018
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65
Storyteller (By: Anoud .)
2018
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66
Return Ticket (By: Sawad Hussain, Najwa Binshatwan)
2018
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67
The Child in the Lock (By: Robin Ince, Glen Newey)
2018
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68
Benzene Dreams (By: Sarah Schofield, Robert Stickgold)
2018
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69
From Above (By: Lyn Marven, Larissa Boehning)
2018
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70
The Tank (By: Adam Talib, Ahmed al-Malik)
2018
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71
The Biggest Bridge in the World
2018
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72
Inertia (By: Anneliese Mackintosh, Michela Massimi)
2018
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73
Flypaper (By: Simon Armitage)
2018
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74
The Dependant's Tale (By: Marina Lewycka)
2018
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75
Testicular Cancer vs. the Behemoth ( By: Adam Marek)
2018
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76
The Appellant's Tale ( By: David Herd)
2018
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77
Change for Low Rixham
2018
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78
The Lover's Tale
2018
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79
The Sayer of the Sooth ( By: Martyn Bedford)
2019
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80
The Longhand Option (By: Dinesh Allirajah)
2019
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81
Passing (By: Elisabeth Jaquette, Rania Mamoun)
2019
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82
Living in Hope (By: David Constantine)
2021
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List of Kamila Shamsie Anthologies in Publication Order

#ReadTitle Avg.YearBook Link
1
The Pleasure of Reading
1992
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2
Shoe Fly Baby
2004
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3
Tell Tales
2005
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4
And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women
2005
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5
Lebanon, Lebanon
2006
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6
Ox-Tales
2009
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7
Road Stories
2012
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8
The BBC International Short Story Award 2012
2012
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9
A London Address
2013
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10
Exquisite Corpse
2013
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11
1914 - Goodbye to All That
2014
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12
Lunatics, Lovers and Poets
2016
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13
The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories
2017
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14
The Things I Would Tell You
2017
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15
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018
2018
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16
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019
2019
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17
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
2020
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18
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
2022
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19
6
Furies
2023
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Kamila Shamsie

Kamila Shamsie was born on August 13th, 1973 and is currently 52 years old. Kamila Shamsie was born in Karachi.

Kamila Shamsie has written 8 standalone novels, starting with In the City by the Sea in 1998. The most recently released novel was Best of Friends, which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Kamila at this time.

Kamila Shamsie has also written one Non-Fiction book called, Offence: The Muslim Case.

Kamila Shamsie: Awards & Accolades

Shamsie's book, Home Fire won the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2018.

Kamila Shamsie books have also been nominated for multiple awards, Burnt Shadows was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2009. A God in Every Stone was nominated for the Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2015 as well as the Walter Scott Prize - Best Historical Fiction Novel in 2015. Home Fire was nominated for the Goodreads Awards, Best Fiction, in 2017. The Djinn Falls in Love and Other Stories was nominated for the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2018.

Kamila Shamsie: Lists & Other Mentions

  • Home Fire was a The Sunday Times: 100 21st-Century Novels to Love Selection in 2019 and a BBC: 100 Novels That Shaped Our World Selection in 2019.

Related Authors

Fans of Kamila Shamsie also enjoy these authors:

  1. Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
  2. Anthony Doerr, author of: All the Light We Cannot See.
  3. Amor Towles, author of: A Gentleman in Moscow.
  4. Kazuo Ishiguro, author of: Never Let Me Go.
  5. Maggie O'Farrell, author of: Hamnet.

Kamila Shamsie: F.A.Q

When was Kamila Shamsie Born? How old is Kamila Shamsie?

Kamila Shamsie was born on August 13th, 1973. Kamila Shamsie is currently 52 years old.

Where was Kamila Shamsie Born?

Kamila Shamsie was born in Karachi, .

What book awards has Kamila Shamsie won?

Shamsie's book, Home Fire won the award Women's Prize, For Fiction, in 2018.

What was the first book Kamila Shamsie wrote?

The first book written by Kamila Shamsie was In the City by the Sea, published in 1998.

What was the most recent book Kamila Shamsie wrote?

Their most recently released work was The BBC National Short Story Award 2023 (a short story) on September 6th, 2023.

What is the most popular book by Kamila Shamsie?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Kamila Shamsie book is Home Fire. Here are their most popular books:
  1. Home Fire (8.4)
  2. Burnt Shadows (9)
  3. A God in Every Stone (9.67)
  4. Kartography (8)

Are there upcoming new books by Kamila Shamsie?

Kamila Shamsie does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

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How many books has Kamila Shamsie written?

Kamila Shamsie has written 12 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 8 Standalone Novels, 1 Short Story/Novella, 1 book in the Picture Books, 1 Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in The BBC National Short Story Award Series, 1 book in the Comma Singles Series.

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