Jlf 2019

Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019: On Day 1, surreal worlds, science and climate change dominate conversations

On the cold morning of 24 January, the 12th edition of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival kicked off to the sound of drums.

Perumal Murugan: 'Our society doesn’t have the right attitude towards reading and engaging with a book'

Today, with six novels, four collections of short stories and four anthologies of poetry in his folio, Perumal Murugan is not only a crucial voice in Tamil literature, but also a professor of the same.

Call Me By Your Name author André Aciman on writing about love, desire, longing, and loss

Author André Aciman on writing a love story, rejecting labels and turning a fashion story into a treatise on longing

Yann Martel on his book The High Mountains of Portugal, and advice for budding writers

In a conversation with Firstpost at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, Man Booker Prize winning-author Yann Martel spoke about his book The High Mountains of Portugal and his upcoming book based on the Trojan War; his writing process and advice for budding writers.

At the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival, artist Nishant Jain's project SneakyArt captures ordinary yet evocative moments

US-based freelance writer and illustrator Nishant Jain's SneakyArt project showcases the beauty in everyday urban life through ‘sneaky spots’ in public places, from cafés and bars to museums and parks.

Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019: Literary conversations, underwhelming debate bring Day 5 to a close

The final day of the 12th (and among the coldest) edition/s of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019 kicked off with a conversation between Irvine Welsh and Chandrahas Choudhury.

Audrey Truschke on her book Aurangzeb: The Man and The Myth, handling social-media backlash

In a conversation with Firstpost at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, Audrey Truschke, assistant professor of history at Rutgers University, spoke about her latest book Aurangzeb: The Man and The Myth; the social-media backlash that followed upon publishing of the book, and the resulting impact.

Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019: History, biographies, storytelling in focus on Day 2

With the first day of the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019 closing rather unceremoniously after the weather took a bit of a dramatic turn, day two was all about that golden winter sunshine and abundant politeness.

Hari Kunzru on White Tears, a post-internet world, and returning to the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival

In a conversation with Firstpost at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, author Hari Kunzru spoke about his writing process; his latest book White Tears; his observations on other Indian writers and his fondness for the litfest.

Ben Okri on his novel The Freedom Artist, fight for justice in society, and relationships among writers

In a conversation with Firstpost at the Zee Jaipur Literature Festival 2019, Man Booker Prize-winning novelist and poet Ben Okri spoke about his latest novel The Freedom Artist; the need to fight for justice in society, and the collaborative relationships within the writing community.