Joining us this Wednesday 29 June to discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun is Dr Dominic Dean of Sussex University. Dr Dean has written about Ishiguro extensively, and we’ve found this essay available as Open Access. It principally covers Never Let Me Go, The … Continue reading ‘They built a whole lot like that in the fifties and sixties’ – Dominic Dean on Kazuo Ishiguro
Counting down to our encounter with Dr Dominic Dean and Dr Richard Rankin Russell to discuss Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun next Wednesday, here’s another classic interview from the archives. Taken from The Paris Review in 2008, Ishiguro illuminates his early life and influences … Continue reading ‘In the past, I used to think it was nicer to be as honest and open as possible, but I’ve seen the damage that this does’
Next Wednesday 29 June 2022 we’ll be joined by Dr Dominic Dean and Dr Richard Rankin Russell to explore Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro. Released to great fanfare just last year, Klara and the Sun was Ishiguro’s first book since winning the Nobel … Continue reading “This isn’t some kind of weird fantasy,” he says. “We just haven’t woken up to what is already possible today.”
On 29th June we’ll be looking at Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun. In this interview from last year, he discusses how Klara started life as an idea for a childrens picture book. He also talks about his interest in artificial intelligence and gene editing, … Continue reading Kazuo Ishiguro – The Waterstones Interview
Cardiff BookTalk is delighted to invite you to our event on 29 June 2022, where we will be looking at Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro with our guests Dr Dominic Dean from the University of Sussex and Dr Richard Rankin Russell from Baylor … Continue reading Kazuo Ishiguro – Klara and the Sun
As part of the Vogue Visionaries series, Bernardine Evaristo offers advice for writers, together with some valuable insights into her own books. Covering the writing process, as well as tips on getting published and finding your voice, Evaristo illustrates her thoughts with examples drawn from … Continue reading Bernardine Evaristo on writing
Joining us this Wednesday is Dr Deirdre Osborne, who will be helping to guide our BookTalk on Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. Dr Osborne is a co-founder of Goldsmith’s MA Black British Literature and editor of Cambridge Companion to British Black and Asian Literature (1945-2010) (2016). Her … Continue reading Decolonise your bookshelf with Deirdre Osborne
Joining us next week will be Dr Suzanne Scafe, who was one of the editors (with Beverly Bryan and Stella Dadzie) of Virago’s seminal The Heart of Race: Black women’s lives in Britain. First published in 1985, it documents the experiences of Black women in … Continue reading Bernardine Evaristo on The Heart of the Race
Claire Bucknell‘s barnstorming essay from the London Review of Books takes us through the narrative and thematic labyrinth of Bernardine Evaristo’s Girl, Woman, Other. Recommended reading for anyone seeking an intro or a recap of the novel in advance of next week’s BookTalk with Deirdre … Continue reading ‘There are, intentionally, too many names’
Next week at BookTalk we’ll be looking at Barnardine Evaristo’s astonishing novel Girl, Woman, Other. A useful introduction to the book and its themes can be found in this interview with the author, conducted shortly after her 2019 Booker win. Evaristo describes the process of … Continue reading Bernardine Evaristo – The Waterstones Interview
Cardiff BookTalk is delighted to invite you to our event on 15 June 2022, where we will be considering the extraordinary Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. Our guests this time will be Dr Deirdre Osborne from Goldsmiths College and Dr Suzanne Scafe of London … Continue reading Bernardine Evaristo – Girl, Woman, Other
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