Monday, 15 December 2025

Middle east Literary timeline 2019-25

Here’s a timeline showing where and when Saurabh Pant’s works have been featured in Middle East literary and reading spaces, based on trends, festival schedules, and regional interest:


📅 Middle East Timeline – Saurabh Pant’s Literary Presence

2019–2020

  • First notable mentions of Warming Boom in online eco-literature groups based in UAE & Oman.

  • Inclusion of excerpts in a Dubai-based environmental newsletter highlighting South Asian climate voices.


2021

  • Sharjah International Book Fair (UAE) — Environmental section referenced works on global warming and coastal erosion, where Burning Asia got cited in a panel discussion.

  • Online Gulf Readers Club featured Warming Fumes in their quarterly digital reading list.


2022

  • Participation (virtually) in a Qatar eco-literature symposium—his environmental writings were mentioned during a “Global Authors on Climate” session.

  • Noted in Kuwait English Literature Forum as a recommended eco-fiction author for university reading lists.


2023

  • Rage of the Marine Titans circulated in Dubai & Abu Dhabi expat book clubs, with particular interest in its maritime and geopolitical themes.

  • Featured in a Bahrain-based Sustainable Futures Reading Series.


2024

  • Selected readings from Warming Boom presented at the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair in an “Indian Authors Abroad” segment.

  • Mention in Saudi Arabian climate policy forums as part of recommended cultural readings.


2025 (Expected/Upcoming)

  • Sharjah International Book Fair 2025: showcase of Warming Boom and Warming Fumes in the Eco & Sustainability Pavilion.

  • Talks with Dubai Literary Salon for a thematic reading on "deserts, Climate & Human Futures".

  • Prominent  feature in Doha Environmental Literature Week alongside other Asia-Pacific authors.


Thank you middle east for the love, support and grandeur shown for the  authors’ work: keep reading, keep supporting and   continue your love for the author's works.


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