Egyptian author Ahdaf Soueif is among those scrutinising revolution in the 21st century at the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Photograph: Eamonn McCabe for the Guardian
From the Libyan novelist Hisham Matar, whose father was abducted in Cairo more than 20 years ago, to Longitude author Dava Sobel and her work on the uproar caused by Copernicus, this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival, sponsored by the Guardian, is set to address the theme of revolution.
The festival, which unveils its 2011 programme on Thursday, takes place in Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, from 13 to 29 August.
Authors including Matar, whose debut novel In the Country of Men was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, Pakistani writer Kamila Shamsie, China's only Nobel laureate of literature, the exiled Gao Xingjian, and the Egyptian author and political commentator, Ahdaf Soueif, will be scrutinising revolution in the 21st century through a series of events which are being curated by BBC special correspondent Allan Little.
Revolutions past will also be explored, with the bestselling Sobel speaking about her book on the Copernican Revolution, Peter Ackroyd considering England's tumultuous history and Melvyn Bragg talking about the huge changes the King James Bible brought about when it was first published 400 years ago.
"It's how the world is feeling at the moment," said director Nick Barley about the festival's theme.
Full piece at The Guardian.
The festival, which unveils its 2011 programme on Thursday, takes place in Charlotte Square Gardens, Edinburgh, from 13 to 29 August.
Authors including Matar, whose debut novel In the Country of Men was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker Prize, Pakistani writer Kamila Shamsie, China's only Nobel laureate of literature, the exiled Gao Xingjian, and the Egyptian author and political commentator, Ahdaf Soueif, will be scrutinising revolution in the 21st century through a series of events which are being curated by BBC special correspondent Allan Little.
Revolutions past will also be explored, with the bestselling Sobel speaking about her book on the Copernican Revolution, Peter Ackroyd considering England's tumultuous history and Melvyn Bragg talking about the huge changes the King James Bible brought about when it was first published 400 years ago.
"It's how the world is feeling at the moment," said director Nick Barley about the festival's theme.
Full piece at The Guardian.
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