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SUMMARY:LITERATURE LIVE: Max Porter in conversation with Luke Brown  
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DESCRIPTION:One of the rising stars of British literature\, Max Porter’s 
 debut novel Grief is the Thing with Feathers won the Sunday Times / Pete
 rs\, Fraser + Dunlop Young Writer of the Year\, the International Dylan 
 Thomas Prize and the Europese Literatuurprijs. It has been translated in
 to twenty-seven languages and was described as ‘dazzlingly good’ by Robe
 rt Macfarlane. The acclaimed stage adaptation of Grief is the Thing with
  Feathers\, starring Cillian Murphy\, opens at the Barbican Theatre in M
 arch 2019.\nMax’s second novel\, Lanny\, is an equally dark\, funny\, jo
 yous and exhilarating book. Set in an English village\, it captures the 
 gossip\, good will\, mystery and eccentricity of the people that live in
  it and the people who used to hundreds of years ago. At the heart of th
 e story is an imaginative boy called Lanny\, the village artist Pete and
  Dead Papa Toothwort who has woken from his slumber and is listening\, a
 nd watching. Join us to hear Max read and discuss his magical stories wi
 th Luke Brown\, Lecturer in Creative Writing and author of My Biggest Li
 e. Presented in partnership with Creative Manchester and the Centre for 
 New Writing.\n\nLuke Brown is the author of the novels My Biggest Lie (2
 014)\, and North and South (due in 2020). He reviews books for the Finan
 cial Times\, London Review of Books\, Times Literary Supplement and New 
 Statesman. Before beginning his career as an lecturer\, Luke worked as a
  commissioning editor\, for the prizewinning small press Tindal Street P
 ress\, and later as deputy editor of Granta magazine.\n\nHe still works 
 as an editor on a freelance basis for a variety of literary imprints\, a
 nd arranges the Centre of New Writing's programme of visiting speakers f
 rom the publishing industry and book world.\n\nThis event is in partners
 hip with the Manchester Literature Festival\n\nTickets £7/£5\nBook on 08
 43 208 0500 or\nmanchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/events\n
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CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:John Thaw Studio Theatre\, Martin Harris Centre for Music and Dr
 ama\, Manchester
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