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This year's Festival book is 'Homesick' by Roshi Fernando
Roshi Fernando, a PhD student in Creative Writing at Swansea University, has won the 2009 Impress Prize for New Writers
Roshi was awarded the prize for her composite novel, Homesick, which comprises a series of interlinked short stories about a community of Sri Lankan immigrants in London.
Guardian review here You can order the book from Amazon here
Roshi Fernando
Come to the festival book group meeting with Roshi Fernando on
THURSDAY 7th APRIL 2011 at The Hill Station Cafe, Kitto Road,
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| Festival Book Group | Meet author Roshi Fernando and discuss her novel Homesick, seventeen interconnected short stories chronicling Sri Lankan immigrants carving out life in New Cross. | Come and meet author Roshi Fernando, and discuss her novel Homesick. The novel is set in South East London, where Roshi used to live, particularly New Cross, Brockley and Dulwich. It uses a series of short stories about individuals - some one-off vignettes, others involving the same individuals separated by years and experience, but all interconnected to a greater or lesser degree - to create a detailed and intriguing reflection of growing up and living in London. The individuals are Sri Lankan, and some have their own issues of identity to confront, but their experiences - some poignant, others hilarious - resonate with us all. Bar available; read the book first if you can, but even if not, come along for a facinating evening! |
The Hill Station Café Kitto Road, London SE14 5TY |
8-9.30pm |
Free Over 16s only |
Other literature events at this year's Festival include:
An Optimist's Tour of the Future SATURDAY 26th March - at The Telegraph, Dennetts Rd. 8.30pm FREE Local author, Mark Stevenson talks about his first book - a journey into the future. See http://www.amazon.com/Optimists-Tour-Future-Mark-Stevenson/dp/1846683564
East Dulwich Writer's Group Monday 28th March at The Hill Station Cafe, Kitto Road, 6.30- 8.00pm - FREE The EDWG read selections from their second anthology 'Hoovering The Roof:2 ' See http://sites.google.com/site/eastdulwichwritersgroup/ And Search for Group on Facebook
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Writing Historical Fiction FRIDAY 1st April Upstairs at The Telegraph, Dennetts Rd.8pm FREE Prize winning novelist, Christina Koning, talks about researching and writing her novels, The Dark Tower and Variable Stars
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Last year's Festival book was South of the River by Blake Morrison.
c/o Telegraph Hill Centre
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