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How To Translate A Poem ( so. I." Aug. 6pm. Scotx’ writer Brian McCabe ix among lhoxe debating the poetry translation buxinexx.
0 Imprisoned Writers (1%. l/ 2/; .lue. .‘—.."///IIII. l'.ach da}. a xcleclion oi the lextnal'x top authorx will be reading ttozzi \\t)l'l\\ b} xcribex incarcerated purely tot Ihcfllkdmlx
A.L. Kennedycxo, I: lug. 5pm. 'l’here'x a loiel} \_\llllllt'll} about the literary otitptit ol Dundee botn \\lllL‘l .\ l Kennedy. l hree awatd \\ inning no\elx. thtee award \\ inning collectionon xhott xltHlt‘\.l\\ti Hit” lltlitin luitikx. l\\tl xcieenplay x and axxoited iotunalixm; xlie might altnoxt be tempted to hang tip het pen now. xo neat and ordered ix her ('\'. Still iii her and Nix. the hunter door to door hi'uxh xellei hax been cutting and al'tecting readers w ith her original. incixi\c \\ riting for a decade. ller tiioxt tccent no\el Ilt't'l'H/IIIIL' lim .Veetl ix the intricate tale ol a teenage girl torn between her |o\e tor her adopted family and the unknow n e\citetnent protnixed by her horrotvwritcr father. llaxing
pre\ iouxl} been tlexcrihed ax a perlorincr who ‘lightx up the room \\ ith the rhythm of her xentencex‘. Kt‘lltlctl} ix appearance protuixex to he a l't‘xll\;ll highlight.
t.‘\llan Radcliffe) Michael Kustow 8. Aleks Sierz (XVI. /.i sing. .i’..\'Il/w1. 'l'he xtate ol lliitixh theatre toda).
Landlines ('50. [4 .lug. 7pm. llixcmcr how the Iaiidxcape hax influenced Scottixh \\lllL‘l'\.
Helen Lederer ( 281;, // .lug. Itmut. kooky comic performx her own inonologuex.
Doris Lessing (181;. Hing. //._¢oum. ()ne of the country 'x most lo\ ed writers pre\ iew x her upcoming umel. 'l/ie .Vitt'clt'\l /)IIYIIIL
Doris Lessing & Brian Aldiss (181;. If .-lue. 5pm. .-\nd here xhc teamx up w ith the godfather of SI".
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Liz Lochhead (181;. lilac. l..“(l/)I)I. 'l‘op poet and play is right delixerx xome forceful monologues.
Peter Lovesey (‘56. 12 Aug. 3.30pm. (‘rimc xcribe rattles through e\cerptx ol Ilie Reaper.
Carl MacDougall, Michel Faber & Cynthia Rogerson (181;. I: slug. lUJ‘th. 'l'hree dixtittcti\e (‘eltic \oiccx team tip o\ er the bt'ealx'faxt table. Bernard MacLaverty 8: David Adams Richards (‘51 1'. l5 .lttc. 5pm. (ilaxgoxx baxed l'lxtetman teautx tip w ith the award-u inning ('anadian tor conteiiipoiat} xtoi_\telling pat e\cc|lciice.
Bernard MacLaverty, Stevie Davies 8. Anne Enright (181;, IS .lue. loo’tmm. lhe lielfaxt-born xciibe is joined by HM) miterx who ha\e tackled themes of childhood and Iltcttiot') in their latest no\ clx.
Val McDermid, Denise Mina & Manda Scott (181}. // .lne. /U..i()(lm. Sec preview.
Patrick McGrath 8. Michael Collins (‘50. // .lng. .i/mi. (iothic murder and horror tiienace from two L‘\ccllctll altllltot‘x. Magnus Magnusson & Stewart Lamont ('51 1'. [4 :lug. .i'..i’()/mi. Renowned biographerx of our nation team up for a chat about Scottixli xcienttxtx and \\ riterx and their profound influence on the world ax we know it. Geert Mak (181]. /4 Aug, (i.45/Hit. ()ne of Holland's top authors chats about society and community.
David Malouf The Point ('o/i/erem'e ('enm'. IJ’ slug. 9.45mi); (181}. [3 Aug. mum. 'l‘wo exentx from one of the inoxt poetic timelixts in the business. Bone up on his latest collection. Dream Slit/l. Alberto Manguel (131;. In’ .rlug. (LAW/mi. This international critic atid exxtt} ist shows us how storytelling can |i\e deep within the most abstract of art. Adrian Mitchell (181;. I4 Aug. [RU/mi. |.i\erpool poet talks about uotlxlttg with Paul .\lc('artne_\‘.
Edwin Morgan, Don Paterson & Kathleen Jamie (181;. [4 «lug. 3pm. 'l'here can be few u riterx better placed to gi\e an inxight into the ft‘uxtrating
Twin speaks from Bernard MacLaverty
xtanding ax the grand old man ol Scottish lettet‘x. lle hax also received the ()ueen'x (iold Medal for Poetry and been appointed (ilaxgow ~x l’ocl laureate.
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Edwin Morgan, Don Paterson 8: Special Guests (181;. I4 .luu. (rill/rm. See abme.
Robin Oakley (181/. /5 lug. (LAW/mi. 'l'he Beeb'x ltll'lllt‘l political commentator pro\ ides xome inxightx into that cta/y world.
taxk of writing in Scotland than l)on Paterson and lid“ in Morgan. 'l'he t'oriiier has tnade hix living through poetry. aided by the odd Scottixh .4\rtx (‘ouncil grant atid the £lt).()()() he recci\ ed when he won the I‘N7 lIS. liliot l’ri/e iti w ith hix superb collection (I'm/K (ii/I 7D Home”. Rcccnll} he'x branched otit into drama \\ ith the caustic xatire l'lie .rl/ren/een Brief for Radio Scotland and The [11ml (1/ (it/tn for Dundee Rep. .r\x hax Morgan. \\ ith his recent .-ll) 'I'ri/ugi'. augmenting hix
Women Crime Writers Charlotte Square (fun/ens. l 1 Aug. [0.30am The female of the species is more deadlier than the male. goes the dodgy homily. Black widows. Delilahs. Thatchers. All of them have had their dominating. all- consuming fun and in the realm of crime writing. Scottish women appear to be having the last laugh.
Three of our top scribes in this packed genre share the bill for a bonanza of bloodlust and psycho-thrilling as the book festival revs up into murderous overdrive. At the start of 2002. Denise Mina will complete the trilogy of novels starring her unwitting but sharp heroine Maureen O'Donnell. Resolution (not a bad name for a series closer) sees Mo coming face to face with her sexual abuser while her boyfriend's killer finally has his day in court.
Manda Scott has recently put to bed her first set of crime tales starring investigative veterinarian Nina Crawford and she is now writing up the messed-up channs of Orla McLeod. who made her debut appearance recently in No Good Deed. Val McDennid has been churning them out for some time now. though some say she is more Manc than Jock. considering the setting for her novels. All are agreed with the description of her as ‘the leading pathologist of everyday evil.‘ Go. girls. (Brian Donaldson)
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