Times Litfest to Feature Globally-Acclaimed Authors

The audience will be treated to exclusive video conversations with well-known writers as part of the 2023 Times Litfest.

on Feb 09, 2023

He characterizes himself as a "failed cricketer, failed rock star, and failed vegan," which is a relatively self-deprecating and disarming way to put it. Additionally, he acknowledges on his website that he "cannot spell diarrhea without help" and "doesn't know how to utilize semi-colon."

But Shehan Karunatilaka, a Sri Lank writer, can do a few things. A 2019 Wisden jury named Chinaman: The Legend of Pradeep Mathew, one of his outstanding works of fiction, the second-best cricket novel that was ever written.

And he may achieve much more by having his book, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, win the 2022 Booker Prize. "Its ambition of scale and the humorous chutzpah of its storytelling tactics," said judges' chair Neil MacGregor.

Geetanjali Shree, born in Mainpuri and whose Hindi book Ret Samadhi (2018) was translated into English by Daisy Rockwell and awarded the International Booker Prize, is also from Mainpuri. "A beautiful story about India and Partition, but one whose mesmerizing brio and searing compassion weaves youth and age, male and female, family and nation into a kaleidoscopic whole," said Frank Wynne, chair of the judges.

The audience will be treated to exclusive video conversations with well-known writers as part of the 2023 Times Litfest. One of them is with Salman Rushdie, who just published his newest book, Victory City, after surviving an almost deadly stabbing last August.

Yuval Noah Harari, an Israeli philosopher and historian will appear in a similar avatar. Sapiens and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari are two of the most talked-about novels in recent years. Robin Sharma, the author of the bestseller The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari, will also.

Shehan has composed more rock songs than Geetanjali. But Siri Fort Auditorium Visit timeslitfest.com said in an interview that she frequently hums old Hindi movie themes.

The Times Litfest also features Bernhard Moestl, a best-selling novelist and photographer from Vienna. Moestl studied under monks who were warriors in a Chinese Shaolin monastery because he was fascinated by Asian philosophy and culture.

According to an article on his website, "He diligently studied their martial arts for many years and internalized the teachings of Zen Buddhism as well as the physical and mental skills of the legendary warriors."

Numerous works that demonstrate how the Shaolin practices of mental and physical restraint may enhance our lives are the result. Shaolin: You Don't Have To Fight To Win and The Shaolin Principle: Do Only What You Have Decided are two of his well-known books. The novels have been on international bestseller lists for more than 500 weeks and have been translated into 13 languages, including Hindi, Marathi, and Malayalam.