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of the late great John) is The Fitzroy Diaries, a radio serial in the style of A Prairie Home Companion, soon to air on ABC and be published in book form. Research suggests we don’t know our neighbours any more, says Clarke, and “a walk through your neighbourhood is most likely less reminiscent
of Ramsey Street and more like
the distant, vaguely affectionate voyeurism enjoyed by James Stewart in the rst half of Rear Window”. Clarke speaks with Alice Snedden about
her new project and other writing escapades.
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BECKETT UNCUT: LISA DWAN
FRIDAY MAY 18 – 11.30-12.30PM HERALD THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE
Internationally acclaimed as the successor to Billie Whitelaw for her brilliant interpretations of the work of Samuel Beckett, Irish actor Lisa Dwan takes the stage to celebrate the Nobel Prize winner. His characters, Dwan says, “are slices of the universe”. In a special performance lecture, Dwan—currently a Distinguished Artist-in-Residence at Columbia University—interweaves stories
of Beckett with prose and poetry, including from No’s Knife and Not I, the latter a piece that’s written to be delivered at the speed of thought, and which Dwan performs in a record- breaking nine minutes.
Supported by Culture Ireland.
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EUROPEAN CONCERNS
FRIDAY MAY 18 – 1.00-2.00PM ASB THEATRE, AOTEA CENTRE
Two of our literary masters have recently produced books that use contemporary Europe as a backdrop, emphasising the global nature of our world. Lloyd Jones has said of his deft new fable The Cage that its genesis was the anger he felt in Budapest in 2015 at the indifference of locals to thousands of desperate Syrians refugees. C.K. Stead’s rst novel in ve years, The Necessary Angel, is set
in Paris in 2014 when migrant and terrorist issues were preoccupying, as they still are. Jones and Stead fathom art and politics with Michael Williams
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WHY I AM A HINDU: SHASHI THAROOR
FRIDAY MAY 18– 1.00-2.00PM LOWER NZI ROOM, AOTEA CENTRE
In his new and controversial book Why I Am a Hindu, writer, Indian MP and former UN Under-Secretary- General Shashi Tharoor offers a re-examination of one of the world’s oldest and greatest religions, and
considers its origins, key texts and philosophical concepts, as well as the dangers to a pluralist secular India posed by the new Hindu fundamentalists.
Supported by Asia NZ Foundation.
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SONG FOR ROSALEEN: PIP DESMOND
FRIDAY MAY 18 – 1.00-2.00PM HEARTLAND FESTIVAL ROOM, AOTEA SQUARE
As life expectancy increases, dementia will become one of our greatest health challenges. Who are we without memory? And how do
we care for those who lose it? Pip Desmond, author of the acclaimed Trust: A True Story of Women and Gangs, has written a memoir detailing the process of her family’s coming to grips with their mother Rosaleen’s dementia. Song for Rosaleen celebrates a life while giving an account of the practical and ethical dilemmas the condition presents. Desmond shares this timely story with Carole Beu.
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