
Arifa Akbar
Arifa Akbar is chief theatre critic for the Guardian. She has previously been literary editor at the Independent, as well as a news reporter and arts correspondent. Her first book, Consumed: In Search of My Sister, was shortlisted for the Costa Book Awards, PEN Ackerley Prize and Jhalak Prize, and it was longlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize. Her second book, Wolf Moon, a cultural, social and sexual exploration of the night, has been chosen as a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week.
Videos
Arifa Akbar - Consumed | 5x15
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