I can’t find a good word to say for nostalgia … and if I detected it in my own work, I’d know that something had gone severely awry. I’d need to set fire to it.
Archives for 2014
Nostalgia and its Discontents
This piece is featured from this year’s Worlds festival. Also on site, from the provocations we have: Akhil Sharma’s ‘Nostalgia’, James Scudamore’s ‘The Ecstasy of Impossibility’, and Denise Riley’s ‘Is Nostalgia a Bromide?’. Finally, as a special treat, we have Bae Su-Ah’s meditation on the experience of translating W. G. Sebald into Korean, ‘After Sebald […]
The Ecstasy Of Impossibility: A Provocation
When I look back on the intensity of my early reading experience, I envy myself.
Worlds 2014
Introducing a selection of content for your delectation from this year’s Worlds 2014 salon.
The Tightrope Walkers by David Almond
‘The Tightrope Walkers’ is the second book for adults by UEA alumnus David Almond and has recently been published by Penguin. David (pictured) graduated from UEA with a BA in English and American Studies in 1973 and published ‘Sleepless Nights’, his first novel for children, in 1985. Among his numerous other titles for children, ‘Skellig’, […]
Three Poems
the king of love is dead, the king of love is dead, the king of love
Richard House shortlisted for Gordon Burn Prize
‘The Kills’ by UEA alumnus Richard House is among the six books shortlisted for the second annual Gordon Burn Prize. ‘The Kills’ was published by Picador in 2013 and longlisted for that year’s Man Booker Prize. It was also shortlisted for the Blue Carnation Prize and the Literature category of the 2014 South Bank Sky […]
Seven Questions: José Luiz Passos
You were recently locked in a room with seven translators…
An Album for Lady Laet
In the photo of my mother that bothers me the most, five men are sitting on a white sofa and she’s draped across their legs.
Claire Griffiths shortlisted for the Bristol Short Story Prize
UEA Creative Writing student Claire Griffiths has been included on the shortlist for the 2014 Bristol Short Story Prize, which was announced today. Claire (pictured) is nominated for her story, ‘Tata and Mama and Me’. She graduated from the BA in American Literature with Creative Writing at UEA in 2007, and completed the MA in […]