The five-day annual Jaipur Literature Festival, beginning from January 19, will see a host of Man Booker winners and nominees, including Paul Beatty, the first and only Americanto have been awarded the prestigious prize.
Hip-hop poet and novelist Beattywas awarded the Man Booker last year for his caustic satire on racial politics 'The Sellout', wherein he "plunges into the heart of contemporary American society with savage wit".
He will be discussing comedy and controversy, racism and history, poetry and fiction in the festival.
Another Man Booker awardeeAlan Hollinghurst, author of five novels, including'The Swimming-Pool Library'and'The Line of Beauty', which won the Man Booker Prize in 2004, will also be attending the event.
With his new novel due to be published in the summer of 2017, the English novelist, poet and short story writer will be talking about his life and works.
Indonesian writer Eka Kurniawan will discuss hisliteraryuniverse and sources of inspiration while Australian novelist Richard Flanaganwhose six novels have been published in 42 countries and was awarded the Man Booker in 2014 for'The Narrow Road to the Deep North' will also attend the high-profile literary fest.
Mei Fong, Pulitzer winner Malaysian journalist, will discuss China in the 21stcentury and 'whether through the scale of its growth it is an unstable entity waiting to explode or be an owner of this era globally'.
Australianart critic Sebastian Smee, who also won the Pulitzer for 'Criticism' in 2011, and is the author of'The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art', Rajasthani writerHari Ram Meena, recipient of RajasthanSahitya Akademi's highest Meera Award and other celebrated writers will also attend the festival at Diggi palace from January 19-23.
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