Conversations with Baldwin: Another Country
Join us to explore Baldwin’s beautiful, multi-layered novel set in 1960s New York, in a discussion with acclaimed writers Emma Dabiri, Nikita Gill and Mendez.
Conversations with Baldwin celebrates the 100th birthday of one of the 20th century’s most iconic writers, James Baldwin (1924 – 1987).
When Another Country appeared in 1962 it caused a literary sensation: among the storm of reviews the Sunday Times said ‘Let our novelists read Mr Baldwin and tremble. There is a whirlwind loose in the land.’
Author, academic and broadcaster Emma Dabiri, poet and writer Nikita Gill, and writer Mendez join Words of Colour’s creative producer Heather Marks in this fascinating book club exploration of James Baldwin’s masterly story of desire, hatred and violence.
Presented in collaboration with the immersive change agency Words of Colour
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For your visit
This event is held at the Purcell Room Southbank Centre
The Purcell Room is located in the Queen Elizabeth Hall, which is open from 90 minutes before events start until they finish. It’s closed at all other times.
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The Purcell Room is an auditorium located within our Queen Elizabeth Hall.
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