LAHORE: The fifth edition of Lahore Literary Festival (LLF) is all set to once again bring together literati from around the world on one platform.
This year’s LLF is scheduled to be inaugurated on Friday with a keynote address by Zehra Nigah followed by historian Peter Frankopan, the author of The Silk Roads. The event will formally begin on Saturday and conclude on Sunday. The line-up of panelists includes eminent names from Pakistan as well as Lebanon, Syria, Indonesia, South Africa, Germany, the US and the UK.
One of the planned talks will focus on the life, art, activism and struggle of noted painter Mr Ijazul Hassan. This session will be moderated by Jugnu Mohsin with Shehla Saigol, Aitzaz Ahsan and Ijazul Hassan as panel members.
Another session, titled ‘Unspooling Pakistani Cinema’, will have writers Ali Khan and Ali Nobil talking about the history of Pakistan’s cinema in the backdrop of their book, Cinema and Society, with Nasreen Rehman.
A session called ‘From Morocco to Darjeeling: Food, Tea and Wanderlust’ will see author Jeffrey Koehler talking to Momina Aijazuddin about his food books, Morocco: a Culinary Journey with Recipes and Darjeeling, A History of World’s Greatest Tea.