When the protests around Donald Trump’s presidency began, one of the recurring signs read ‘1984 isn’t a guidebook’. In the 80 years since its publication, George Orwell’s dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four has influenced and pervaded our culture. In his brilliant new book, The Ministry of Truth, British journalist Dorian Lynskey examines the impact of Orwell’s […]
Lies can travel far and change lives. In her exquisitely observed novel Liar, Israeli novelist and scriptwriter Ayelet Gundar-Goshen considers the morality of lying. Socially awkward, unhappy teenage girl Nofar goes from invisible to in-demand when she lies about being sexually attacked. For reasons of their own, two witnesses stay silent and the web of […]
Manchester Indie Book Fair returns in September after a hugely successful outing back in February. The book fair is organised by independent publisher Dostoyevsky Wannabe in association with the International Anthony Burgess Foundation and will feature a range of indie presses and zines from Manchester and beyond. Already confirmed are: Comma, Dostoyevsky Wannabe, Carcanet, Confingo, […]
Please join Carcanet to launch three new titles: Fur Coats in Tahiti by Jeremy Over, Tripping Over Clouds by Lucy Burnett (published with Northern House), and City of Departures by Helen Tookey. We’ll celebrate with readings, followed by a discussion chaired by Carcanet founder, Michael Schmidt; each of the books will be available to purchase […]
You are invited to a discussion that sheds new light on some of the most dynamic and significant writers from South Asia and South East Asia. This event marks the publication of the tenth volume of The Oxford History of the Novel in English, a series which covers internationally recognised novelists and showcases under-represented writers […]
Join us to celebrate the launch of two new volumes of the Irwell Edition of the Works of Anthony Burgess, a scholarly collection of the Manchester author’s entire canon. We’re putting on a wine reception, and you will get to meet the editors and hear more about this fascinating project. Taking in Rome, New York, Los […]
How do you write an Anthony Burgess novel? Adam Roberts (Jack Glass, The Real-Town Murders) spent eighteen months trying to create one. Based on Burgess’s original idea, and taking one of his unfilmed screenplays as its guide, his novel tells the fascinating story of the medieval warrior Edward The Black Prince. Adam reread more than […]
You are invited to a special event to celebrate our new exhibition, BANNED BOOKS: Anthony Burgess and Censorship, which has recently opened at the Engine House. When Anthony Burgess moved to Malta in 1968, nearly fifty ‘indecent’ books from his library were seized by the government and destroyed. Among them were novels by Angela Carter, Kingsley […]