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UK author Nadeem Aslam. Image copyright: Jerry Bauer.
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MORE BRIT LIT

Learn more about other contemporary UK authors at Contemporary Writers, the British Council's online catalogue for researching the best literary talent in modern Britain. You can also read more contemporary UK writing in the British Council's New Writing anthology, a collection of excerpts and short prose and poetry from the literary stars of the future.
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THE ARTIST

Read an article by Nadeem about writing his second novel Maps for Lost Lovers.
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OUR PARTNERS

Learn more about George Washington University's English Department in their inaugural year of hosting the UK Writer-in-Residence program.
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Nadeem Aslam.

UK WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
FEBRUARY 1 - 29, 2008

UK author Nadeem Aslam was the latest British Council UK Writer-in-Residence in Washington DC. In spring 2008 Nadeem visited George Washington University to lecture, teach, give public readings and interact with students and communities.

Nadeem joined other contemporary British authors in the British Council's UK Writer-in-Residence program, an ongoing literature initiative at major American universities. Read more about the program in our archive.
Learn more about Nadeem and get up close and personal with his award-winning fiction.
Public Events
FREE READING
Thursday, February 7, 2008
7:00 p.m.
George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Amphitheater
800 21st Street NW
FREE READING
Joint reading with Indian novelist Manil Suri
Thursday, February 14, 2008
8:00 p.m.
George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Amphitheater
800 21st Street NW
FREE READING AND PANEL DISCUSSION
Monday, February 25, 2008
8:00 p.m.
George Washington University
Marvin Center, 3rd Floor Amphitheater
800 21st Street NW
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