Thursday 30 August 2012

Mountains to the Sea

There is so much going on at the Mountains to the Sea festival in Dun Laoghaire in September as well as the poetry strand, Poetry Now, that used to be a festival in its own right. Here are my choices of highlights outside of the poetry.

Timetable here

Howard Jacobson and Paul Murray

 4 Sep
Howard Jacobson and Paul Murray
In the opening event of this year’s festival, we are delighted to present two of the finest comic authors writing today. How do you follow up the Man Bookerprize winning The Finkler Question?

5 Sep
Sunday Miscellany
For over 40 years, tens of thousands of Irish people have woken up on Sunday morning to thoughtful, affecting and beautiful contributions from a variety of voices punctuated with a piece of apt music.

6 Sep
Joseph O'Connor and Jonathon Dee
A sneak preview of festival favourite Joseph O’Connor’s new collection of stories is sure to be a highlight of the festival. Where Have You Been? is released in October 2012.
Philippa Gregory
7 Sep
Philippa Gregory
Dr Philippa Gregory studied history at the University of Sussex and was awarded a PhD at the University of Edinburgh for her work on eighteenth century novels and their readership. Philippa is a recognised authority on women’s history.
8 Sep
Gerbrand Bakker and Joao Almino
Gerbrand Bakker’s debut novel The Twin was described by The Irish Times as ‘One of those rare works of fiction that everyone should read’. The book was awarded the Dublin International IMPAC Prize in 2010
8 Sep
David Mitchell and Claire Kilroy
Join two of contemporary literature’s most original and compelling voices writing in Ireland today.Mitchell’s best known work Cloud Atlas (2004) was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize

John Banville and Esther Freud

8 Sep
John Banville and Esther Freud
A new novel by John Banville is always a major publishing event and Ancient Light sees him writing at the height of his powers. Alexander Cleave is an actor whose best days are firmly behind him.

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