Home Culture #LLF2017, on Twitter

#LLF2017, on Twitter

by Newsweek Pakistan

Twitter

Literature fans thronged a truncated one-day edition of the Lahore Literary Festival.

Beset by security concerns, a truncated one-day schedule and last-minute venue shift was no barrier to the Lahoris who swarmed Faletti’s Hotel for the fifth annual Lahore Literary Festival on Saturday.

This year’s star attraction was Monty Python’s Michael Palin, who regaled audiences with his experiences in the comedy troupe and travels across the world. Other popular draws included authors Dr. Syed Adeeb-ul-Hasan Rizvi, Teju Cole, Kamila Shamsie, Mohsin Hamid, and William Dalrymple; journalists Alex von Tunzelmann, Molly Crabapple, Max Rodenbeck, and Ahmed Rashid; and local luminaries such as Shabnam Ghosh, Nayyar Ali Dada and Salima Hashmi.

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/835356747120394240

https://twitter.com/QasimNauman/status/835358053809651713

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/835372489693868032

https://twitter.com/Chandrana7/status/835405164374867968

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/835411508083437568

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/835483571603320832

https://twitter.com/ChachiChatters/status/835484350288441344

Related Articles

Leave a Comment