The Idea of Home In brief Date - 28 August 2023 Venue - Spark Theatre Festival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Book your free ticket on EIBF's website About the event Follow two journeys of searching, belonging, and finally coming to rest in this thoughtful conversation. Marjorie Lotfi's debut collection, The Wrong Person to Ask, traces an Iranian childhood through to coming of age in America and a new life in Scotland. Dina Nayeri questions issues around believability and belonging in the supremely personal and profound Who Gets Believed? This event will be chaired by Alex Hyde. You can also find Marjorie at a range of other events at the Book Festival, including a number hosted by her charity 'Open Book', which she co-founded with Claire Urquhart and which organises shared reading and creative writing groups across Scotland. The full list of events is as follows: Hannah Lavery & Marjorie Lotfi: Being and Otherness Close Read: Open Book on Citizen by Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine: 'Words Are Out of Order' Victoria Belim & Emmanuel Iduma: Lost Legacies, Hidden Histories Kerri ní Dochartaigh & Katherine May: Wildest Dreams Close Read: Open Book on Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Nina Mingya Powles Victoria Adukwei Bulley & Simone Seales: Sounds and Silence Close Read: Open Book on Girl, Woman, Other Zaffar Kunial & Alice Oswald: Side by Side Explore all of Marjorie's EIBF events How to attend This event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Book your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Related links Visit Marjorie's website Aug 28 2023 17.15 - 18.15 The Idea of Home A discussion between Marjorie Lofti (MSc in Creative Writing) and Dina Nayeri on each of their new books as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Spark Theatre Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
The Idea of Home In brief Date - 28 August 2023 Venue - Spark Theatre Festival - Edinburgh International Book Festival Book your free ticket on EIBF's website About the event Follow two journeys of searching, belonging, and finally coming to rest in this thoughtful conversation. Marjorie Lotfi's debut collection, The Wrong Person to Ask, traces an Iranian childhood through to coming of age in America and a new life in Scotland. Dina Nayeri questions issues around believability and belonging in the supremely personal and profound Who Gets Believed? This event will be chaired by Alex Hyde. You can also find Marjorie at a range of other events at the Book Festival, including a number hosted by her charity 'Open Book', which she co-founded with Claire Urquhart and which organises shared reading and creative writing groups across Scotland. The full list of events is as follows: Hannah Lavery & Marjorie Lotfi: Being and Otherness Close Read: Open Book on Citizen by Claudia Rankine Claudia Rankine: 'Words Are Out of Order' Victoria Belim & Emmanuel Iduma: Lost Legacies, Hidden Histories Kerri ní Dochartaigh & Katherine May: Wildest Dreams Close Read: Open Book on Victoria Adukwei Bulley and Nina Mingya Powles Victoria Adukwei Bulley & Simone Seales: Sounds and Silence Close Read: Open Book on Girl, Woman, Other Zaffar Kunial & Alice Oswald: Side by Side Explore all of Marjorie's EIBF events How to attend This event is part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. It is costed, and tickets are available through the Book Festival website. Book your ticket on EIBF's website Are you interested in English Literature at Edinburgh? We offer a wide range of undergraduate programmes, taught masters, and research degrees, including a Masters by Research and a PhD. As an undergraduate, you will read works of literature written in English from around the world, and encounter a range of ideas about the nature and purpose of literary study. Our courses explore the relationship between literary texts and the construction of national, international and imperial cultures. Working with colleagues in LLC and across the wider University, we are able to support postgraduate research which crosses boundaries between languages and disciplines. Find out more about studying English Literature Related links Visit Marjorie's website Aug 28 2023 17.15 - 18.15 The Idea of Home A discussion between Marjorie Lofti (MSc in Creative Writing) and Dina Nayeri on each of their new books as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Spark Theatre Edinburgh College of Art 74 Lauriston Place Edinburgh EH3 9DF Find the venue on Google Maps Book your ticket on EIBF's website
Aug 28 2023 17.15 - 18.15 The Idea of Home A discussion between Marjorie Lofti (MSc in Creative Writing) and Dina Nayeri on each of their new books as part of the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
