Author of The Underground Hamid Ismailov will be a featured presenter at the 2015 Open Eurasia and Central Asia Literature Festival in London, which will take place November 6 - 9.
The purpose of the forum is to draw the attention of readers and experts on the past and present achievements of the Central Asian writers; to introduce writers with representatives of publishing houses and with their readers, libraries, educational institutions and the media; to promote the development of a multilateral dialogue among contemporary writers, critics, editors, publishers.
The Literary Festival aims to unite famous and talented young writers belonging to different literary movements and to revive interest in literature among wider sections.
A roundtable of writers from Central Asia will be held on 9th November 2015 at the headquarters of the BBC TV and Radio Company.
by Hamid Ismailov
Translated from the Russian by Carol Ermakova
Named one of “the best Russian novels of the 21st Century” (Continent Magazine), The Underground is the unforgettable story of an abandoned mixed-race boy navigating the wondrous and terrifying city of Moscow before the Soviet Union’s collapse.
Paperback ISBN: 9781632060440
Publication date: Sep 22, 2015