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AN ANATOMY OF WRITING AND POLITICS, MEMORY AND DEMOCRACY Co-presented with the Sydney Democracy Initiative, University of Sydney, and the Instituto Cervantes in Sydney Javier Cercas is Spain’s most celebrated contemporary writer. His most recent work is The Anatomy of a Moment (2011), a controversial prize-winning account of the failed coup d’état in Spain in February 1981. Fascinated from a young age by the works of Jorge Luis Borges and determined to become a writer, Cercas studied Spanish literature at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. His haunting novel Soldiers of Salamis (2004) became a great success. Digging into the painful history of Spain's Civil War through the gripping, death-defying story of fascist soldier Sanchez Mazas, Cercas uses irony, paradox and self-references to involve his readers in the creation of the novel, in this way encouraging them to ponder for themselves questions about the vital importance in a democracy of coming to terms with the past and the difficulty of deciding what is true, what is false and what cannot be remembered. Javier Cercas is in Australia as a guest of Adelaide Writers’ Week 2012. His books will be on sale at this event, and he will be available to sign copies after the talk. More information WEDNESDAY 29 FEBRUARY, 2012 6.30pm to 8.00pm The Great Hall, the Quadrangle, University of Sydney, Camperdown PRICE $20 Adult / $15 Concession Cervantes Institute members are eligible for a discounted ticket price of $15. Enter CERVI as the promotion code online, or quote this when booking by phone or in person at the Seymour Centre box office. RSVP Ticket Bookings: Seymour Centre Box Office www.seymourcentre.com.au or phone 9351 7940 Registration for University of Sydney staff, students and alumni: Click here |
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