The Creative Hour
The Creative Hour
Prince Shakur
MANAN KAPOOR on Writing "A Map of Longings" and Agha Shahid Ali's Poetic Legacy
1 hour Posted Aug 27, 2021 at 11:13 am.
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On this episode of the podcast, I talk with Manan Kapoor, a writer that I met while attending Sangam House in Bengaluru, India. Manan's work ranges from journalism, creative non-fiction, and fiction, including his first published novel, The Lamentations of A Sombre Sky. To check out his most recent biography, A Map of Longings

SHOW NOTES

  • MANAN KAPOOR: https://manankapoor.in/
  • "The Lamentations of A Sombre Sky", novel: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27416210-the-lamentations-of-a-sombre-sky
  • "A Map of Longings: Life and Works of Agha Shahid Ali", autobiography: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B093FY6KBD/ref=x_gr_w_bb_sin?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_w_bb_sin-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B093FY6KBD&SubscriptionId=1MGPYB6YW3HWK55XCGG2
  • Sangam House Residency: https://www.sangamhouse.org/

ABOUT MY BOOK 

ABOUT MY BOOK

My debut memoir, WHEN THEY TELL YOU TO BE GOOD, comes out October 4, 2022. To preorder: https://bookshop.org/a/23229/9781953534422

"Prince Shakurk’s debut memoir brilliantly mines his many eras of radicalization and self-realization through examinations of place, childhood, queer identity, and a history of uprisings."