MEET THE AUTHOR: Shubnum Khan

Shubnum Khan is a Durban born author and artist. Her writing has been published widely and her first novel, Onion Tears (2011) was shortlisted for the Penguin Prize for African Writing and the University of Johannesburg Debut Fiction Prize. Her essay collection, How I Accidentally Became a Stock Photo was published 2021 but just prior to the Franschhoek Literary Festival, Beryl Eichenberger took the opportunity to talk to her about all this and her latest novel The Lost Love of Akbar Manzil.