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BASIL PAO
While he may be best known for his work in making Michael Palin’s BBC travel lilms look spectacular, Hong Kong-based photographer Basil Pao deserves to make a name tor himself with his images in China Revealed. His book shows a country slowly coming to terms with the intense interest trom the outside world, where people are both fascinated and concerned about what comes next tor this nation of 1.3bn citizens.
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Jon Ronson has recently been chronicling the crazy moments in ordinary people’s lives. Here he takes on our extraordinary Q&A
5 words to describe your book Out of the Ordinary
Funny. painful. everyday craziness stories.
4 authors who you think should be more famous than they are now Rachel North. Sarah Vowell, Shazzle. George Saunders.
3 reasons why you love Edinburgh in August
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FESTIVAL BOOKS
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=E= Alan Bennett Any Book Festival seems almost initoiiiplete these days without an appearance from the History Boys scribe. His latest book shines a possit'ily fictional light into Her Majesty’s more liteiary moments. No doubt Wllll waiintli and Wit. See caption. page H. 7 7 Aug, 3pm, {‘7 its.
=§= Norman Mailer 'l time's clearly some life in the old dog yet. as he makes this appearance from his kitchen (or Similar), chatting to Andrew O'l lagan while everyone has their Longpens at the ready. It's a Festival experience like no other. See preView. page 12. l2/lug. 4.30pm, £7 (£5).
=3: Katrin Himmler A lainin memoir not to be taken lightly, The Himmler Brothers features the author's thoughts on haan been related to one of the key architects of the Third Reich. Biography as therapy. See preview. page 13. 73AUQ, noon, £7 (£5).
=2: Iain Banks Perhaps the bearded SCI-fl/famlly drama writer will be revealing whether he has applied for a new passport now that Blair has gone. Either way. he'll be chewmg some fat on his latest book. The Steep Approach to Garbada/e. See preView. page 14. 74 Aug, 8pm, 58 (E61).
=§< Will Hutton Will China be an economic dragon to fear or is a crisis just round the corner? The entertaining economist is on hand to tell all. See prevrew, page 16. 75 Aug, 7.30pm. E7 (E5).
>1: Maggie O’Farrell She's always been deemed a fine contemporary novelist, but The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox shot her into the top ranks of new authors of historical drama. See preView, page 15. 76 Aug, 7pm. £8 (£6).
All events take place in Charlotte Square, unless otherwise indicated. The box office number is 0845 373 5888 and the website is www.edbookfest.co.uk
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