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Damian Barr in conversation with Margie Orford

Held in association with English PEN, Damian Barr, award-winning author of 'Maggie & Me', will be joining us to discuss his stunning and shocking debut novel, 'You Will Be Safe Here', with the internationally acclaimed writer, Margie Orford.

AuthorsDamian Barr  Margie Orford  
 In Conversation  Talk  
DateFri 5th Apr
Time6:30 PM – 11:59 PM
Cost£8 - £20
VenueLondon - Piccadilly, St James's
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About This Event

An Observer, Financial Times and Guardian Pick for 2019, Damian's debut novel explores the legacies of abuse, redemption and the strength of the human spirit. Set in two time frames, that of contemporary South Africa and at the height of the Boer War, You Will Be Safe Here is a formally ingenious, gripping, and luminously compassionate novel, inspired by real events, that uncovers a hidden colonial history. 
Damian Barr is an award-winning writer and columnist. Maggie & Me, his memoir about coming of age and coming out in Thatcher's Britain, was a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week and Sunday Times Memoir of the Year. Damian writes columns for the Big Issue and High Life, and often appears on BBC Radio 4. He is also the creator and host of his own Literary Salon that premieres work from established and emerging writers. 
Margie Orford will be chairing this event. Margie is the author of the Clare Hart novels,  a literary crime fiction series that explores violence and its effects in South Africa as well as an award-winning journalist. She writes regularly on crime, gender violence, politics and freedom of expression. A member of the executive board of PEN International, Margie is also the former president of PEN South Africa. 
Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening of discussion. 
English PEN is the founding centre of a global literary network. It works to defend and promote freedom of expression, and to remove barriers to literature. 
An £8 ticket gains general admission and a £20 ticket includes a copy of You Will Be Safe Here.
Venue Information:

London - Piccadilly
203/206 Piccadilly
St James's, England
W1J 9HD