Sunita Williams, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah among major attractions at KLF

January 20, 2026

Published - January 20, 2026 08:16 pm IST - KOZHIKODE The ninth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF), which opens at the Kozhikode Beach on Thursday, would be the biggest, according to its chief facilitator Ravi Deecee. “We will have more prominent guests from around the world, and there will be more sessions too,” he said at a media briefing. “American Astronaut Sunita Williams and Nobel Prize-winning writer Abdulrazak Gurnah are among this year’s biggest attractions.” Mr.

Sunita Williams, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah among major attractions at KLF

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Ravi said the festival had been growing every year.
“This year, we are happy that we could get Germany as the guest country, and there would be a German delegation.
There would also be German cultural events,” he added.
Michel Heinst, director of Goethe-Institut, Bengaluru, said the German presence would be significant at the festival.
“Germany and Kerala have a strong connection.

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