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he relationship between a city and literature is reciprocal. The city nourishes the imagination of writers while writers shape the cultural landscape of the city. The life, places, and spaces of a ...

Dr Sanjeev Chopra Authors of most books published in the last two years – and I know this from reading the Prologue/Preface/Acknowledgments in books nominated for the Valley of Words Book Awards – ...

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