I tend to be an optimist about human nature but a political… - Kamila Shamsie

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I tend to be an optimist about human nature but a political pessimist…I think we’re living in very, very scary times and we have to find ways of looking squarely at it and finding reasons for optimism.

Kamila Shamsie

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About Kamila Shamsie

Kamila Shamsie (August 13, 1973) is a British Pakistani writer and novelist.

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Native Name: کاملہ شمسی

Alternative Names: Kamila Naheed Shamsie

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