Europe
FRANCE
Britain: The Paris Launch
21 May, 7 p.m., Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie, 75005 Paris. Free. RSVP to events@granta.com
Granta launches it latest issue, themed Britain, with a night of readings and music. As Britain prepares for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the summer Olympics, Granta is publishing a collection of poetry, memoir and fiction that shows some of stories Britain is telling about itself today. Join Granta online editor Ted Hodgkinson for a night of dramatic readings, wine and live music from British singer/songwriter Lail Arad.
BELGIUM
Visions of Britain: A Granta discussion with Adam Foulds
22 May, 6.30 p.m., Sterling Books, Wolvengracht 38, 1000 Brussels
Adam Foulds is a thrilling literary talent whose work dives into the shadows of Britain today and uncovers pearls that illuminate the bonds and fractures in society. With Granta online editor Ted Hodgkinson, Foulds will read from and discuss ‘Dreams of a Leisure Society’, his new story in Granta 119: Britain, which tells us of two young men who are part-time purveyors of prescription-grade pharmaceuticals to clubbers and the problem one has with the idea that life should be easy. This event is part of an international series that explores the stories Britain is telling about itself today.
THE NETHERLANDS
Visions of Britain: A Granta discussion with Adam Foulds
23 May, 5 p.m., Athenaeum Boekhandel, in collaboration with SPUI 25, Spui 25-27, 1012 WX Amsterdam. Ticket details to come.
Granta magazine returns to Athenaeum with Adam Foulds, a Booker-shortlisted and prize-winning literary talent, and Granta online editor Ted Hodgkinson to launch the latest issue, Granta 119: Britain, with readings and conversation. This edition of the magazine of new writing takes a timely look at the delicate human interactions within the sometimes brutal context of historical and contemporary Britain. Foulds’ new story in Granta ‘Dreams of a Leisure Society’ tells us of two young men who are part-time purveyors of prescription-grade pharmaceuticals to clubbers and the problem one has with the idea that life should be easy. This event is part of an international Granta series that explores the stories Britain is telling about itself today.
GERMANY
Britain at Dialogue Books
The month of May, Dialogue Books, Schönleinstraße 31, 10967 Berlin
Throughout the month of May, Dialogue Books will host events that relate to the British Isles. Details to come.