Event overview
Winnie M Li on Dark Chapter, a novel about her personal experience of rape
Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her debut novel, DARK CHAPTER, is winner of The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize 2017 and will be translated into seven languages. It was also 2nd place in the SI Leeds Literary Prize 2016 and Highly Commended for the CWA Debut Dagger 2015. A Harvard graduate, Winnie previously wrote for travel guide books, produced independent feature films, and programmed for film festivals. After earning an MA in Creative Writing at Goldsmiths, she now writes across a range of media, runs arts festivals, and is a PhD researcher in Media and Communications at the London School of Economics. http://winniemli.com Twitter: @winniemli
Inspired by a real-life experience of a violent crime and its aftermath, DARK CHAPTER is the winner of The Guardian’s Not The Booker Prize 2017. The book has received extensive media attention, covered by The Guardian, The Times, The Mail on Sunday, BBC World News, and BBC Women’s Hour. In writing the book, author Winnie M Li used crime fiction as a means of exploring the same issue that is also the focus of her academic and activist work: narratives around sexual assault. In this exclusive session, Winnie will discuss how literature can reframe the narrative of the rape survivor from a story of weakness and vulnerability to one of resilience and recovery.
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Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
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| 1 Nov 2017 | 5:00pm - 6:00pm |
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