Lydia Davis at The Reading Experience
Jeanette Winterson at The Reading Experience
Bernardine Evaristo at The Reading Experience
Hannif Kureishi at The Reading Experience
Bernardine Evaristo on Vogue Britain
We know that people who read fiction are more empathetic because they are well-practised in stepping into the shoes of fictional characters who are different from themselves. This is not to say that novelists write to educate people, but we do accept that this might be a byproduct of our creative endeavours. As novelists, we […]
“My father addresses me on the facts of old age” by Grace Paley in The New Yorker
My father had decided to teach me how to grow old. I said O.K. My children didn’t think it was such a great idea. If I knew how, they thought, I might do so too easily. No, no, I said, it’s for later, years from now. And, besides, if I get it right it might […]
BBC Radio 4: Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo
Thrilled to announce that ‘Girl, Woman, Other’ will be the BBC ‘Book at Bedtime’ from Monday June 1st to 12th. Adapted by seasoned dramatist Patricia Cumper and narrated by the superb actor, Pippa Bennett-Warner. It’s my first time in this slot – actually just heard that it will be broadcast just after noon and at […]
Deborah Levy in a virtual conversation discussing the world of fiction · Unmissable!
Flash Fiction featuring Lydia Davis
Lydia Davis is a masterful short short story writer. Born in 1947 in Massachusetts, she has become famous for her intense, free, thought-provoking narrative, capable of elevating the banal into profound philosophical questions…at times in only a few lines. I won’t say much more. She says it all. Enjoy. Here’s just a few examples. A […]
British Identity and multicultural London
En uno de nuestros grupos de lectura estamos leyendo la novela Girl, Woman, Other de la escritora británica Bernardine Evaristo. La novela está situada en la multiculturalidad de Londres, multiétnica, con acentos enriquecidos por sus inmigrantes y colores variadìsimos. Comparto con ustedes este video acerca de la identidad británica y la vida multicultural en Londres […]
