Writing Worlds 1: The Norwich Exchanges (Writing Worlds S.) - Softcover

Goldsworthy, Vesna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1902913264 ISBN 13: 9781902913261

Publisher: Pen & Inc Press, 2006

Synopsis

Writing Worlds 1: The Norwich Exchanges is the first book in a series emanating from The New Writing Partnership's annual New Writing Worlds Symposium in Norwich. Successful novelists, poets and non-fiction writers from all over the world gathered at the event in 2005 to engage in exciting debates and talks about different aspects of writing, such as tradition, national and cultural contexts, the publishing industry, language and translation, and globalisation.

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From the Publisher

Vesna Goldsworthy has now edited this fabulous book of conversations and essays from these great writers. Eva Hoffman, Bernardine Evaristo and Ignacio Padilla reflect on Writing & the Past; Graham Swift and Mourid Barghouti explore Writing & Place; A B Yehoshua and Choman Hardi examine Writing & Moral Duty; David Constantine, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Austin Clarke and Mart Valjataga probe Writing, Language, Translation; and Amit Chaudhuri and Philippe Vasset look towards Writing Futures.

They are also joined in these conversations by many other celebrated authors, who offer opinions, insights and stories. Writing Worlds 1: The Norwich Exchanges offers a fascinating account of what happens when a multi-lingual, multi-ethnic and cross-generational group of writers comes together to talk about literary value.
The full list of writers featured is: Leila Ahmed, Lisa Appignanesi, Mourid Barghouti, Gillian Beer, Ron Butlin, Amit Chaudhuri, Austin Clarke, David Constantine, Alison Croggon, Tessa de Loo, Bernardine Evaristo, Moris Farhi, Vesna Goldsworthy, Xiaolu Guo, Helen Habila, Choman Hardi, Eva Hoffman, Aamer Hussein, Ogaga Ifowodo, Kapka Kassabova, Hasso Krull, Rattawut Lapcharoensap, Dominique Manotti, Ib Michael, Ignacio Padilla, David Solway, Anni Sumari, Graham Swift, George Szirtes, Dubravka Ugresic, Luisa Valenzuela, Mart Valjataga, Philippe Vasset, Mary Woronov and A B Yehoshua. Professors Jon Cook and Christopher Bigsby chair the proceedings.

Synopsis

"Writing Worlds 1" is the first book in a series emanating from the annual New Writing Worlds Symposium in Norwich, England. Successful novelists, poets and non-fiction writers from all over the world gathered at the event to engage in exciting debates and talks about different aspects of writing, such as tradition, national and cultural contexts, the publishing industry, language and translation, and globalisation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Inc Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1902913264
• ISBN 13: 9781902913261
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 180