Friday, January 23, 2009
Barry Unsworth to Discusses “Land of Marvels” at the HRC
In the first of the Harry Ransom Lectures, writer Barry Unsworth discusses his new book “Land of Marvels,” at 7 p.m., Monday, Jan. 26 at the Ransom Center. The program will be webcast live. A book signing will follow.
The Ransom Center holds the papers of the celebrated writer who won the Booker Prize in 1992 for “Sacred Hunger”, a novel about the 18-century slave trade widely considered his masterpiece.
His other acclaimed works include “Morality Play,” “Pascali’s Island” (which was adapted…
