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Join a conversation with authors Joe Moshenska and Edward Wilson-Lee, whose recently published books – Moshenska’s A Stain in the Blood and Wilson-Lee’s Shakespeare in Swahililand – are centrally concerned with the relationship between the voyages we make and the reading that accompanies us. Saturday 29 October: 2:30-4pm Sidney Sussex College, Sidney Street, CB2 3HU. This event is part of the Cambridge Festival of Ideas.
Praise for A Stain in the Blood by Joe Moshenska:
‘Sparkling…fascinating’ The Times
‘a history full of enticing fictions’ Observer
‘combines erudition and deft storytelling to great effect’ Sunday Times
Praise for Shakespeare in Swahililand by Edward Wilson-Lee
‘Vivid and full of insights’ The Independent
‘fascinating…perceptive and entertaining’ The Literary Review
‘A glorious melange of travel, biography, history and satire’ The Times of South Africa
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