Main Program | Exploring Tragedy through Words


 
 
19 Oct 2023 10:00 - 11:00
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Valley Stage @Taman Baca. Jl Raya Sanggingan Ubud (Google Maps)
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“Ordinary human failings, tragedies too routine to note.” In Meg Nolan’s profoundly tender book, she achieves describing, with compassion, some of the ordinary things we often struggle to articulate. Against a backdrop of dingy hotels and well-defined working-class characters, Nolan expertly recreates 1990s London. Dias Novita Wuri explores the essence of womanhood, regardless of identity, location, or historical context. Set in contemporary Jakarta, she delves into generational legacies, lost loves, the impact of war on men, and the repercussions of men’s actions on women. Jill Dawson’s potent recent novel highlights the violent misogyny underlying 16th-century witchcraft accusations in Huntingdonshire. Join our writers in a conversation with Rosemarie Milson.

“Kerentanan manusia biasa, tragedi yang terlalu lazim untuk dicatat.” Dalam buku Meg Nolan yang begitu lembut, ia berhasil menggambarkan, dengan penuh welas asih, beberapa hal-hal biasa yang sulit kita gambarkan. Berlatar hotel-hotel dekil dan tokoh-tokoh kelas pekerja yang digambarkan dengan sangat baik, dengan jitu Nolan menciptakan kembali suasana London tahun 1990an. Dias Novita Wuri menjelajahi makna menjadi perempuan, terlepas dari konteks identitas, lokasi, atau konteks sejarah. Berlatar di Jakarta masa kini, ia menyelami warisan lintas generasi, kisah cinta yang hilang, dampak peperangan pada lelaki, dan dampak buruk tindakan lelaki terhadap perempuan. Novel terbaru Jill Dawson yang kuat menggarisbawahi misogini penuh kekerasan yang mendasari perburuan penyihir di Huntingdonshire abad ke-16. Bergabunglah dalam percakapan antara para penulis ini dengan Rosemarie Milson.

Featuring

Megan Nolan

Megan Nolan is an acclaimed Irish novelist. In 2021, her best-selling debut novel, Acts of Desperation, earned her the prestigious Betty Trask Award. Anticipation builds as her second novel, Ordinary …


Dias Novita Wuri

Dias Novita Wuri is an accomplished Indonesian author and literary scholar. She studied Russian Language and Literature at Universitas Indonesia and completed her MA in Comparative Literature at Queen Mary …


Jill Dawson

Jill Dawson, described by Philip Hoare as Britain’s most consummate historical novelist, is the award-winning author of 11 novels. She has mentored and taught some of the UK’s best-known writers. …


Rosemarie Milsom

Rosemarie Milsom is the founding director of the Newcastle Writers’ Festival, which celebrated its 10th edition in April 2022. Rosemarie launched the festival after a 20-year career as an award-winning …