Listening to Survive: Classical Music, Conflict, and Identity in the Contemporary Novel

Since novels are written for the eye not the ear, how can fiction be written about music? Katie Harling-Lee will think about the meaning of music in several recent novels, in this Late Summer Lecture. Free and open to all, from members of the public to schools to academics.

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Middle Ground: The Geographic and Linguistic Identity of the American Midwest

The Midwest is often seen as the heartland of America - and writers played a large part in constructing this sense of its significance. Molly Becker will map the regional and geographic identities of American fiction in this Late Summer Lecture. Free and open to all, from students and schools to members of the public.

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Literary Letters

Join our own Dr Laura McKenzie for a tour through the archives of famous writers, at this Durham Book Festival event.

     

The Poetry and Music of Science

Professor Tom McLeish and Professor Patricia Waugh debate the two cultures of science and art, and how they are both ultimately creative subjects. Part of Durham Book Festival.

     

'Demons, Vikings, Pagans and Terror in the Early Middle Ages' and 'Political Violence: Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent and Kamila Shamsie's Home Fire'

The final event in Late Summer Lectures 2019 will feature a pair of talks about terror in literature, past and present. Free and open to all, from students and schools to academics.

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The Porpoise

Mark Haddon's introduces his new novel, Porpoise, in conversation with Professor Simon James. A Durham Book Festival event.

     

Showcase

Meet two of the talented authors who are new arrivals to our Department, at this Durham Book Festival event.

     

Tübingen Exchange

Recent Durham English graduate and poet Jasmine Simms and German author Marcus Hammerschmitt share their impressions of the twin cities of Durham and Tübingen, in this Durham Book Festival conversation.

     

Festival Laureate

The Durham Book Festival Poet Laureate reads from his celebrated work, as well as sharing a new poem specially commissioned for the Festival.

     

Brooklyn

The 2019 Durham Book Festival big read is Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn. Hear from the author himself at this event chaired by Professor Stephen Regan.