Tag: LLF
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Day 3: A weekend of ideas, stories and books
There’s much to see on the third and last day of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) that I think I’ll be session hopping because the panels I’m interested in will unfortunately overlap – unless of course I’m so glued to one that I’m not tempted to listen to another at the same time. In hall…
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Celebrating culture
The eighth edition of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) is taking place this weekend. It is refreshing to see cultural events like the LLF take place in the country because we are fast becoming a society that doesn’t celebrate culture and critical thinking anymore. From Orhan Pamuk to William Dalrymple, from Audrey Truschke to Fatima…
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LLF organisers respond to criticism ‘for blocking certain Twitter handles’
Organisers of the Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) — an international literary festival held annually in Lahore — have responded to claims of blocking over Twitter the academics and journalists who “criticised” or “contradicted” the event due Friday (February 21). “No amount of education [or] money can evolve these illiberal liberals, so rich and entitled that…
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The LLF schedule is out and here is what we are most excited about
The 8th Lahore Literary Festival is going to be in full swing from Friday Feb 21st to Sunday Feb 23rd. This year’s schedule seems particularly promising with the inclusion of Nobel Prize Winner for Literature, Orhan Pamuk who has a massive fan following in Pakistan. They also include book launches, and notable personalities like Middle…