If you are anywhere within travelling distance of Bristol, you should really come to these, two astonishingly great American writers! George Saunders (recently named by TIME magazine as one of the world's 100 most influential people, a
short story writer) is a bit of a hero of mine, his short stories are indescribably great, they have had a huge impact on my writing, talking about
permission. Wacky, dark, wondrous. Come! Read a great interview with George by Ben Johncock
here then book your tickets. It's a must.
James Salter
Watershed, Bristol
Thu 23 May 2013, 18:10-20:30 (film 18.10-19.00; interview with James Salter 19.30-20.30), £7/ £6
This is a rare opportunity to hear James
Salter talk about his latest novel, a sweeping, seductive love story set
in post-World War II America that draws together the great themes of
Salter’s writing: warfare, love, sex and marriage,
and what it means to write. Event includes first UK screening of the
documentary A Sport and a Pastime, which traces Salter’s lifelong love
affair with France.
Watershed telephone booking: 0117 927 5100
George Saunders
Tenth of December
Watershed, Bristol
Thu 30 May 2013, 20.00-21.00, £7/ £6
From the undisputed master of the short story
comes a dazzling and disturbing new collection. His most wryly
hilarious work to date, Tenth of December illuminates human experience
and explores figures lost in a labyrinth of troubling
preoccupations, with dark visions of the future riffing against ghosts
of the past. Chaired by Nikesh Shukla.
Watershed telephone booking: 0117 927 5100
