A Reminder:
Michael Sadler at the Chateau on Friday, 12 May 2006 : A witty, wacky delightful evening with this much loved author! There are only a handful tickets left (@ 7€ only) -- contact either
myself, or Albert at
Tél: 05 53 74 17 85 or
Courriel: admin@aquitainelangues.fr.
Michael will be in Lalinde for one night only, so do not miss this special event!
I am thrilled to announce that we have no fewer than three very exciting and major artists visiting us in July and August! Make a note in your diaries NOW, and be sure to make your bookings for these events without delay, as there had already been requests for tickets before the dates had even been decided!
Saturday 22 July at 18h00 the best selling Australian author, Sandy McCutcheon, will be our Visiting Author. This is an example of what is said about him :
McCutcheon is almost without peer as master of the circuitous conspiracy genre of spy thriller, on the top shelf with Britain's Henry Porter. He writes political thrillers that underline the notion of corrosive international villainy and the fragility of civilisation in the hands of a shabby, miasmic intelligence culture. His trick is to weave the headlines of real life into fictional action, in prose dressed down to contemporary-bleak, with terrific dialogue and a travel writer's sense of place.’ (--The Weekend Australian)
But, the topic of his talk to us will be mainly covering his latest masterpiece (already, six weeks after its launch, in its record breaking third print!),
Black Widow. He will be speaking on:
FROM FACT TO FICTION
- Using fact as a spring board for fiction – reading the fault-lines of history to establish plausible future scenarios.
- Counter-spin – untangling the webs of disinformation.
- Creating a sense of place – creative geography and its role in establishing credibility.
- The ethics of 'faction' – whose truth is it anyway?
- A question of voice – selecting a point of view.
- Texture, threads and motifs – developing the character's internal landscapes.
- The role of research and when to let it go.
For everyone who loves good literature, who is interested in current affairs, who feels strongly about political spin and counter-spin, who would love to know how to write that book that is lurking inside all of us, or who simply wishes to spend an enjoyable hour with a brilliant raconteur or best selling author, this is definitely an evening you do not want to miss!
A limited number of copies of Black Widow have been flown in especially and are now available from myself (books at the cost price of 16€), as well as tickets for the talk, (tickets at no cost with the purchase of a book, or 10€ without the book).
Contact: 05 53 23 80 94
Vendredi 12 mai 19h00
Au Château Lalinde, 1 rue de Verdun, Lalinde.
Participation 7€
Tél. : 05 53 74 17 85
• Conférence : "From Fact to Fiction" with Sandy McCutcheon
Saturday 22 July 18h00
Au Château Lalinde, 1 rue de Verdun, Lalinde.
Participation 10€ or 16€
Tél. : 0553 22 80 94
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2 comments:
MaryPickFlower said...
Hallo Wilkipedia,
An amazing program in the chateau this summer. Wish I could be there. One day maybe!
Today I heard on the BBC World Service, that professional journalists are even more and more having to defend their profession because of the many blogs out there competing for the news and with on the spot live reports.
In a weak defence of their profession they claim that bloggers generaly make grammatical and typographical errors whereas professional journalists don't.
You will have to be on your toes Madam Red Shoes as I would hate to think that your blog could be seen as a thorn in the eye of professional journalism.
Cheers,
MaryPickFlower
Thank you, MaryPickFlower -- yes, is it not fascinating how this blogging phenomenon has sprung up and grown all over the world!
And -- keep watching the events calendar in the chateau -- who knows, one of these days you may just be able to attend one of the events!
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