Fiction

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White Room, Spirit Level
Southbank Centre Book Club
Thursday 2 April 2009 Thursday 2 April 2009

'We do not usually associate wisdom with beginners, but here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie knows what is at stake, and what to do about it...

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'We do not usually associate wisdom with beginners, but here is a new writer endowed with the gift of ancient storytellers.
Level 5 Function Room
Geoff Dyer
Monday 6 April 2009 Monday 6 April 2009

Geoff Dyer returns to fiction for the first time in 11 years, exploring ideas around travel, love and work in his novel Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.

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Geoff Dyer returns to fiction for the first time in 11 years, exploring ideas around travel, love and work in his novel Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi.
St. Paul’s Pavilion
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Tuesday 7 April 2009 Tuesday 7 April 2009

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie answers questions on her short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck.

Please note - this free event requires a ticket.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie answers questions on her short story collection The Thing Around Your Neck.
Spirit Level
Southbank Centre Book
Tuesday 5 May 2009 Tuesday 5 May 2009

This May, Southbank Centre's Book Club is reading The Soccer War (Granta Books, 2007) by Ryszard Kapuscinski.

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This May, Southbank Centre's Book Club is reading The Soccer War (Granta Books, 2007) by Ryszard Kapuscinski.
Purcell Room
A S Byatt
Monday 11 May 2009 Monday 11 May 2009

AS Byatt returns to Southbank Centre to discuss her new novel The Children’s Book, a gripping, panoramic novel set in the late Victorian and Edwardian world.

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AS Byatt returns to Southbank Centre to discuss her new novel The Children’s Book, a gripping, panoramic novel set in the late Victorian and Edwardian world.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Kazuo Ishiguro
Wednesday 13 May 2009 Wednesday 13 May 2009

Booker Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro discusses his latest work, Nocturnes, a wonderful story cycle exploring themes of love, music and the passing of time.

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Booker Prize-winner Kazuo Ishiguro discusses his latest work, Nocturnes, a wonderful story cycle exploring themes of love, music and the passing of time.
Purcell Room
Anne Michaels - 8pm
Monday 1 June 2009 Monday 1 June 2009

Anne Michaels’ The Winter Vault is the long-awaited follow up to Fugitive Pieces, her outstanding debut which won the Orange Prize in 1997.

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Anne Michaels’ The Winter Vault is the long-awaited follow up to Fugitive Pieces, her outstanding debut which won the Orange Prize in 1997.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Orange Prize Readings
Tuesday 2 June 2009 Tuesday 2 June 2009

Ellen Feldman for Scottsboro
Samantha Harvey for The Wilderness
Samantha Hunt for The Invention of Everything Else
Deirdre Madden for Molly Fox’s Birthday
Marilynne Robinson for...

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Level 5 Function Room
Sarah Dunant
Thursday 2 July 2009 Thursday 2 July 2009

Join us for the launch event of Sacred Hearts, the third of Sarah Dunant's acclaimed renaissance novels. The story takes place entirely within a 16th century Italian convent.

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Join us for the launch event of Sacred Hearts, the third of Sarah Dunant's acclaimed renaissance novels.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Arundhati Roy
Thursday 2 July 2009 Thursday 2 July 2009

Arundhati Roy headlines the London Literature Festival, in this major event addressing the subject of democracy.

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Arundhati Roy headlines the London Literature Festival, in this major event addressing the subject of democracy.
Purcell Room
Jake Arnott
Friday 3 July 2009 Friday 3 July 2009

Since his debut, the cult classic The Long Firm, Jake Arnott's novels have put queer characters right at the heart of bestselling fiction, and his work has been adapted for television with...

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Since his debut, the cult classic The Long Firm, Jake Arnott's novels have put queer characters right at the heart of bestselling fiction, and his work has been adapted for television with spectacular success.
Weston Pavilion
Southbank Centre Book Club - L
Saturday 4 July 2009 Saturday 4 July 2009

Hosted by Rachel Holmes, Southbank Centre Book Club meets to discuss Laura Dockrill's groundbreaking Ugly Shy Girl, a twisted tale about the struggle of growing up in a place where you don't...

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Hosted by Rachel Holmes, Southbank Centre Book Club meets to discuss Laura Dockrill's groundbreaking Ugly Shy Girl, a twisted tale about the struggle of growing up in a place where you don't belong, surrounded by people you hate - and how delicious getting your own back can be.
St. Paul’s Pavilion
Southbank Centre Book Club: Sa
Sunday 5 July 2009 Sunday 5 July 2009

'Waters is a very generous writer, who seems to want to give and tell us everything, so much does she love the fictional worlds she creates.

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'Waters is a very generous writer, who seems to want to give and tell us everything, so much does she love the fictional worlds she creates.
Purcell Room
2009 Caine Prize Readings
Sunday 5 July 2009 Sunday 5 July 2009

The Caine Prize celebrates the best new fiction from Africa, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of the prize.

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The Caine Prize celebrates the best new fiction from Africa, and this year marks the tenth anniversary of the prize.
Blue Room, Spirit Level
Helon Habila and Cameron Duodo
Monday 6 July 2009 Monday 6 July 2009

Helon Habila reads from his work and from writers who have inspired him while responding to questions from the audience.

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Helon Habila reads from his work and from writers who have inspired him while responding to questions from the audience.
Purcell Room
Sarah Waters
Monday 6 July 2009 Monday 6 July 2009

Sarah Waters returns to Southbank Centre to discuss her new novel The Little Stranger, a chilling ghost story.

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Sarah Waters returns to Southbank Centre to discuss her new novel The Little Stranger, a chilling ghost story.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wuthering Heights : From Page
Thursday 9 July 2009 Thursday 9 July 2009

Having given us bold retellings of Shakespeare and Chaucer, BAFTA-winning screenwriter Peter Bowker (Blackpool, Flesh & Blood) now presents one of the most passionate and haunting novels in...

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Having given us bold retellings of Shakespeare and Chaucer, BAFTA-winning screenwriter Peter Bowker (Blackpool, Flesh & Blood) now presents one of the most passionate and haunting novels in English Literature, Wuthering Heights.
Purcell Room
John Freeman, Petina Gappah,
Thursday 9 July 2009 Thursday 9 July 2009

The new Granta editor John Freeman joins novelists Petina Gappah, AL Kennedy and Adam Thirlwell to discuss writing in the digital age and the future of literary magazines in a world moving on from...

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The new Granta editor John Freeman joins novelists Petina Gappah, AL Kennedy and Adam Thirlwell to discuss writing in the digital age and the future of literary magazines in a world moving on from the printed word.
Level 5 Function Room
Marina Lewycka
Saturday 11 July 2009 Saturday 11 July 2009

Marina Lewycka and Quaisra Sharaz read from their latest work, exploring contemporary urban life and the personal histories of immigration and place that make up human character.

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Marina Lewycka and Quaisra Sharaz read from their latest work, exploring contemporary urban life and the personal histories of immigration and place that make up human character.
Weston Pavilion
Southbank Centre Book Club: Ar
Saturday 11 July 2009 Saturday 11 July 2009

Southbank Centre Book Club reads Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, winner of the 2008 Booker Prize. Balram, the White Tiger, was born in a backwater village but nurses a dream of escape.

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Southbank Centre Book Club reads Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger, winner of the 2008 Booker Prize.
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