This monthly event is a chance to hear an expert speak about a book they have chosen and offer a greater depth and understanding of the book.
We have copies of the book so you can read ahead of the session but it's not essential. Writers and lovers of literature will especially enjoy the unpacking of this work.
You can take part in the discussion or simply sit back and learn.
This month, the featured book for discussion is "The Bloody Chamber" by Angela Carter.
Our guest presenter is Beau Smith-Davies.
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About the Book
Published in 1979, her most notable work "The Bloody Chamber" is a collection of short stories inspired by traditional fairy tales. In her own reimagining, Carter skilfully unearths the more troubling elements of these age-old tales and teases them out to create altogether new stories, destined to horrify and delight the modern reader. Born in Eastbourne in the UK in 1940, British writer and novelist Angela Carter wrote prolifically throughout her life.
About the Facilitator
Beau Smith-Davies is a second year PhD student in the French and Francophone studies department at the University of Sydney. Her research interests include contemporary French and Francophone literature and cinema, and contemporary French culture and society. Her PhD thesis focuses on an investigation of the monstrous and the grotesque in the bodies of work of Paul B. Preciado, Julia Ducournau, and Virginie Despentes.
About the Venue
LEICHHARDT LIBRARY is accessible from street level and via lift from the car park.
If you have any access or support requirements in order to participate fully, please let us know in the booking order form to ensure that we can arrange any reasonable adjustments. Please note: the venue is accessible for people using wheelchairs and other mobility aids.
We may take photographs of the speakers and the audience at this event. Read here for more details.
