Iain Sinclair: Pariah Genius

Schedule

Wed Sep 25 2024 at 06:30 pm to 08:00 pm

Location

Voce Books | Birmingham, EN

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The incomparable IAIN SINCLAIR tracks the life of ‘reforgotten’ photographer John Deakin, & discusses his new psychobiography PARIAH GENIUS
About this Event

Join us for an evening with the incomparable IAIN SINCLAIR - one of the most prolific & important British writers of place - as he heads to Birmingham to discuss his new psychobiography tracking the life & times of the ‘reforgotten’ photographer John Deakin, PARIAH GENIUS


The evening will also include a screening of the film screening by acclaimed photographer, cinematographer & filmmaker ANONYMOUS BOSCH, made to coincide with Iain’s recent exhibition at Swedenborg House in London.


The event will be chaired by writer & Voce Books co-owner, Clive Judd.


‘...a rollicking account of the celebrity criminals, obliging osteopaths and screaming queens of the seedy quarter...’ THE TIMES


IAIN SINCLAIR is a prolific writer of fiction, poetry & non-fiction. In an experimental body of work, including titles such as ‘Downriver, ‘Lights Out for The Territory & ‘London Orbital, Sinclair's writing has consistently pushed at the boundaries of genre & form.


‘...a remarkable fictional biography - or "psychobiographic fiction" - written in Sinclair's highly poetic and dazzlingly allusive prose...' LITERARY REVIEW


This is one of our DIALOGUES events, hosting interviews with experimental contemporary authors, picking at the threads of their new fiction works & the ideas that underpin them.


TICKETS: £3 standard entry* / £19.99 book & entry / free entry**

Please book your ticket here on our Eventbrite page***


*Standard entry tickets are redeemable against any book purchased in store on the night of the event.

**Free entry tickets are strictly limited & are offered to anyone for whom the entry fee might be a barrier

***Please note we will be unable to offer refunds on tickets when requested within 7 days of an event date.


VOCE BOOKS is located at 54-57 Allison Street, Digbeth with step-free access via the Warehouse Café. For further enquiries about the event, or to discuss any access requirements please email [email protected]

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Voce Books, 54-57 Allison Street, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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