Literary Reading with Author James Lasdun

The Department of English and the Boudreaux Creative Writing Fund present a literary reading with author James Lasdun. 

James Lasdun was born in London and now lives in the US. He has published novels, a memoir, collections of poetry and books of short stories. His most recent books are Bluestone: New and Selected Poems and Victory, a pair of short novels, one of which, Afternoon of a Faun is published separately in the US (the other was previously published in the Paris Review). His essays and reviews have appeared in Harper’s, Granta, The London Review of Books, The New York Times, The Guardian and The New Yorker.

His work has been widely translated and won numerous awards, including the inaugural BBC National Short Story Award. He has been a finalist for the T.S. Eliot Prize, the Forward Prize and the LA Times Book Prize. His first novel, The Horned Man, was a New York Times Notable Book, and his second, Seven Lies, was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize.

Join James Lasdun and the English Department for an hour-long reading followed by a light reception in Norman Mayer 125.