Priya Basil

Priya Basil, b. 1977, is a British-Indian writer who grew up in Kenya and now lives in Germany. She is co-founder of Authors for Peace. She regularly writes for Lettre International and various daily newspapers. Recently published in German: Im Wir und Jetzt. Feministin werden, 2021.

"...If the whole world digested ‘Be My Guest’, we’d be OK. ... Chauvinists, xenophobes, climate change deniers – inhospitable people the world over – will detest her compellingly beautiful book."
Alexander Gilmour, The Financial Times

Participant of the European Literature Days 2016, 2019 und 2021.