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Anita Nair
Anita Nair is the author of the novels The Better Man, Ladies Coupé, Mistress, Lessons in Forgetting, Idris: Keeper of the Light, Alphabet Soup for Lovers and Eating Wasps. She has also authored a crime series featuring Inspector Gowda. Nair’s other books include a collection of poems titled Malabar Mind, a collection of essays titled Goodnight & God Bless and six books for children. She has also translated into English T.S.Pillai's Malayalam cult classic Chemmeen and edited a book of writings on Kerala titled Where the Rain is Born. Nair has written two plays and the screenplay for the movie adaptation of her novel Lessons in Forgetting, which was part of the Indian Panorama at IFFI 2012 and won the National Film Award in 2013. Among other awards, she was also given the Central Sahitya Akademi award and the Crossword Prize. Her books have been translated into over 31 languages around the world. She is the founder of the creative writing mentorship programme, Anita’s Attic.
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Writer's Coupe
Anita Nair in conversation with Ashok Ferrey
Anita Nair is a bestselling Indian writer of works such as Ladies Coupé, Lessons in Forgetting, Idris: Keeper of the Light and Eating Wasps. In conversation with the multi-faceted bestselling author Ashok Ferrey, she takes us through the inspirations and teachings of her creative journey, spanning from the anchor of her Malayali roots, to the range of her prolific literary repertoire spanning from fiction and poetry to children’s books and travel writing, to the fundamental nature of writers and all those who strive to tell stories.