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Jamila Gavin

British children's writer · India · On the map · Writers · Born 1941 · age 85

Jamila Gavin is a British writer who is known mainly for children's books, including several with Indian contexts.

Jamila Gavin is read about 11 times a day, in 7 languages.

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Member of the Order of the British Empire2024

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature2015

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India