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ⓘ About Kamila Shamsie
Apart from winning many awards, her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Shamsie was born to Muneeza Shamsie the literary author and critic and happens to be the niece of Atia Hosdain the celebrated Indian author and the granddaughter of Begum Jahanara Habidullah the memoirist. She primarily makes her home in London, even though for many years he spent a lot of time between Karachi and London. During this time, she used to occasionally teach creative writing at the New York-based Hamilton College Shamsie now lives primarily in London. She accepts an invitation from one of her mentors to coauthor a paper with her but first, she will need to travel to the United States. However, this does not mean that she is abandoning her siblings.
All Book Series by Kamila Shamsie
The BBC National Short Story Award 2010
Series opener · book 1 of 15 · published 2010 Anthology · Helen Oyeyemi,David Constantine,Sarah Hall,Aminatta Forna,Jon McGregor
The BBC National Short Story Award 2011
Book 2 of 15 · published 2011 Anthology · Alison MacLeod,M.J. Hyland,Jon McGregor,K.J. Orr,Sue MacGregor
The BBC International Short Story Award 2012
Book 3 of 15 · published 2012 Anthology · Miroslav Penkov,Carrie Tiffany,Deborah Levy,M.J. Hyland,Clive Anderson,Lucy Caldwell,Henrietta Rose-Innes,Julian Gough,Chris Womersley,Krys Lee,Adam Ross
The BBC National Short Story Award 2013
Book 4 of 15 · published 2013 Anthology · Lionel Shriver,Sarah Hall,Lavinia Greenlaw,Lucy Wood
The BBC National Short Story Award 2014
Book 5 of 15 · published 2014 Anthology · Tessa Hadley,Lionel Shriver,Zadie Smith,Rose Tremain,Francesca Rhydderch,Alan Yentob
The BBC National Short Story Award 2015
Book 6 of 15 · published 2015 Anthology · Jeremy Page
BBC National Short Story Award 2016
Book 7 of 15 · published 2016 Anthology · Hilary Mantel,Claire-Louise Bennett,Lavinia Greenlaw,Tahmima Anam,Jenni Murray,K.J. Orr
The BBC National Short Story Award 2017
Book 8 of 15 · published 2017 Anthology · Joanna Trollope,Helen Oyeyemi,Jenni Fagan,Benjamin Markovits,Will Eaves,Cynan Jones
The BBC National Short Story Award 2018
Book 9 of 15 · published 2018 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Sarah Hall,Ingrid Persaud,Nell Stevens,Kiare Ladner,Stig Abell
The BBC National Short Story Award 2019
Book 10 of 15 · published 2019 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Jo Lloyd,Lynda Clark,Jacqueline Crooks,Nikki Bedi
The BBC National Short Story Award 2020
Book 11 of 15 · published 2020 Anthology · Eley Williams,Sarah Hall,Caleb Azumah Nelson,Jan Carson,Jack Houston
The BBC National Short Story Award 2021
Book 12 of 15 · published 2021 Anthology · Danny Rhodes,James Runcie,Richard Smyth,Lucy Caldwell,Rory Gleeson,Georgina Harding
The BBC National Short Story Award 2022
Book 13 of 15 · published 2022 Anthology · Kerry Andrew,Elizabeth Day,Jenn Ashworth,Anna Bailey,Vanessa Onwuemezi,Saba Sams
The BBC National Short Story Award 2023
Book 14 of 15 · published 2023 Co-authored · NickMulgrew,NaomiWood,CheriseSaywell,KPatrick,Reeta Chakrabarti
The BBC National Short Story Award 2024
Latest in the series · book 15 of 15 · published 2024 Anthology · Lucy Caldwell,Ross Raisin,Will Boast,Manish Chauhan,Paddy O’Connell,Vee Walker
Fewer Things
Series opener · book 1 of 82 · published 2011 Anthology · Adam Marek
The Virgin and the Soldier
Book 12 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Jonathan Wright
The Bicycle Express
Book 17 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
The Flight into Egypt
Book 18 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
Abulafia
Book 19 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Antonia Lloyd-Jones,Paweł Huelle
Everything Is Moving, Everything Is Joined
Book 20 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Stella Duffy
The Heart of Denis Noble
Book 23 of 82 · published 2013 Anthology · Alison MacLeod
Red Lights
Book 27 of 82 · published 2017 Anthology · Talal Abu Shawish,Alice Guthrie
Many Years Ago, I Was Standing In A Meydan
Book 28 of 82 · published 2017 Anthology · Maureen Freely,Sema Kaygusuz
The War of All Against All
Book 29 of 82 · published 2017 Multi-author collection
The Mastiff
Book 32 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Matthew Holness,John Rees,Mark Stoyle
Heavy Clay Soil: A story from the Midlands Rising
Book 33 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
A Fiery Flag Unfurled in Coleman Street
Book 34 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Frank Cottrell Boyce
Trying Lydia
Book 35 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Andy Hedgecock,Katrina Navickas
Banner Bright
Book 36 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Alexei Sayle,Russ Hickman
Kick-Start: A story on the National Blind March
Book 37 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
For the Tape
Book 38 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Stuart Evers,Michael Randle
There Are Five Ways Out Of This Room
Book 39 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Unknown,Elizabeth Crawford
May Hobbs
Book 42 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Maggie Gee,Sally Alexander
The Beckhams are in Betty's
Book 45 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Martyn Bedford
The Opposite of Drowning
Book 46 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Francesca Rhydderch,Ned Thomas
Never Going Underground
Book 47 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Juliet Jacques,Em Temple-Malt
The Turd Tree
Book 49 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Kate Clanchy,Laleh Khalili
Bed 45
Book 52 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Jacob Ross,Stephen D. Reicher
The Abandoned Person's Tale
Book 54 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Olivia Laing
The Hare's Declaration
Book 60 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Juris Zvirgzdiņš,Marta Ziemelis
The Birds of Kipsala Island
Book 61 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Dace Ruksane,Zanete Vevere Pasqualini
Bird of Paradise
Book 62 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp,Rania Mamoun
The Slow Man
Book 63 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Wajdi Al-Ahdal,William M. Hutchins
The Beginner's Guide to Smuggling
Book 64 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Basma Ghalayini,Zaher Omareen,Perween Richards
Return Ticket
Book 66 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Sawad Hussain,Najwa Binshatwan
The Child in the Lock
Book 67 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Robin Ince,Glen Newey
Benzene Dreams
Book 68 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Sarah Schofield,Robert Stickgold
From Above
Book 69 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Lyn Marven,Larissa Boehning
The Biggest Bridge in the World
Book 71 of 82 · published 2018 Multi-author collection
Inertia
Book 72 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Anneliese Mackintosh,Michela Massimi
Testicular Cancer vs. the Behemoth
Book 75 of 82 · published 2018 Anthology · Adam Marek
The Sayer of the Sooth
Book 79 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Martyn Bedford
The Longhand Option
Book 80 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Dinesh Allirajah
Passing
Book 81 of 82 · published 2019 Anthology · Elisabeth Jaquette,Rania Mamoun
Living in Hope
Latest in the series · book 82 of 82 · published 2021 Anthology · David Constantine
And the World Changed: Contemporary Stories by Pakistani Women
Book 4 of 16 · published 2005
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Kamila Shamsie?
Apart from winning many awards, her novels have been translated into more than two dozen languages. Shamsie was born to Muneeza Shamsie the literary author and critic and happens to be the niece of Atia Hosdain the celebrated Indian author and the granddaughter of Begum Jahanara Habidullah the memoirist. She primarily makes her home in London, even though for many years he spent a lot of time between Karachi and London.
Which Kamila Shamsie series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Comma Singles series, the earliest of Kamila Shamsie's multi-book series: it opens with Fewer Things (2011) and runs to 82 books across 2011–2021, ending with Living in Hope (2021).
How many books has Kamila Shamsie written?
Kamila Shamsie has 124 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1992 and 2024. 97 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Comma Singles series with 82 books — and 27 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Kamila Shamsie's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Kamila Shamsie's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Comma Singles (2011–2021, 82 books).
How are Kamila Shamsie's books organised into series?
This guide splits Kamila Shamsie's 124 books into 2 named series and 27 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Comma Singles (82 books, 2011–2021); The BBC National Short Story Award (15 books, 2010–2024).