ASIAN WRITERS FLOCK TO ART GALLERY
If you like novels set in India or about the East - you’re in luck! The Noble Sage Art Gallery is holding an exciting Asian Literary Evening as part of the Mayor of London’s India Now Festival.
Celebrated writers Rohan Candappa (Picklehead) and Jae Watson (The Journey) will be reading extracts from their most recent novels and discussing their key influences as well as their own special love for the East. This event in the gallery will be followed by a Q&A and a book-signing session at the end.
Jae Watson will read from her long-awaited first novel, The Journey. The book tells the story of the main character, Marianne, who leaves London after the break-up of her relationship. Unsure of her life’s direction she decides to travel for a year into the heart of chaotic and mystical India. Events take a dramatic turn in the Holy City of Varanasi when Sara’s body is discovered floating in the Ganges. The author, Watson, developed an interest in world belief and human psychology while she was studying Theology at Manchester University.
Picklehead is Rohan Candappa’s fourteenth book. It’s a memoir that combines a fascinating family history that spans centuries and continents with the surprising story of curry in Britain. Intertwined with the memories are a selection of mouth-watering recipes! It’s a book that is in turn funny, informative and thought-provoking. And it is an incredibly readable exploration of what a strange thing it is to be a second generation Asian immigrant in a country that not so long ago looked on curry as smelly and foreign, but now clutches it to its bosom as a symbol of national identity. Candappa lives in North London with his wife and two children and is currently working on his next book.
This is a free event and will take place on Friday 14th September 2007,d oors open at 7.30pm, event starts 8pm
Location: The Noble Sage Art Gallery, 2A Fortis Green, London N2 9EL (near East Finchley Tube, Northern Line)
Tel 0208 883 7303 for more information