Reading for Writers: Session Three
Date:
With:
Emily Bitto
Rating:
ALL
Summary:
Alan Hollinghurst’s ‘The Line of Beauty’ is one of a handful of books that helped sow the initial seeds of inspiration for ‘The Strays’. It is an outsider novel, and a piece of historical fiction that wears its research lightly. It is also masterful in its handling of time, memory, character, dramatic irony and moral ambiguity. These are just some of the things we will discuss in relation to this exquisite novel of class, sexuality, aesthetics and Thatcher-era British politics.
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About Emily Bitto
Emily’s debut novel, The Strays, was the winner of the 2015 Stella Prize, and has been published in the UK, the US, and Canada. She has a Masters in Literary Studies and a PhD in Creative Writing from the University of Melbourne. She has been a sessional lecturer, tutor and supervisor in literary studies and creative writing since 2007. Emily also co-owns and runs Carlton wine-bar, Heartattack and Vine.
Venue:
Registration for this event ended on 29 October 2019 - 4:00