Online Lecture Series, Featuring Author Kirsty Gunn

John Bennett Special Programs & Housing Officer

Date

March 27, 2015
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I am delighted to announce an Edinburgh Center online lecture and live streaming event, featuring Author Kirsty Gunn. She is visiting the Edinburgh Center to discuss her novel The Big Music, and will give a reading on Monday 30 March.

Monday 30 March - 12:15 PM (EST)
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About

Kirsty Gunn published her first novel with Faber in 1994 and since then has written five works of fiction, including short stories and a collection of fragments and meditations. Translated in over twelve territories, and widely anthologised, her books have been broadcast, turned into film and dance theatre, and are the recipient of various prizes and awards, including Scottish Book of the Year 1997. A regular contributor to a range of international newspapers and magazines, she is also Professor of Writing Practice and Study at the University of Dundee, where she established and directs the writing programme. She lives in London and Scotland with her husband and two daughters.

A review of The Big Music is available from The Guardian. If you would like to learn more about Kirsty and her work, please visit her website.