[ALOUD] at Central Library
Thursday, November 01, 2007 7:00 PM
WILL SELF
In conversation with David L. Ulin, editor, L.A. Times Book Review
Psychogeography: Disentangling the Modern Conundrum of Psyche and Place
Evoking places as far flung as Iowa and India, Self—cultural provocateur, writer and long distance walker—teamed with legendary Gonzo illustrator Ralph Steadman to explore the intimate effects of geographical environment on human emotion and behavior.
Will Self is the acclaimed author of such books as The Quantity Theory of Insanity, Great Apes, How the Dead Live, and The Best of Dave. He won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Whitbread Award. He lives in London.
David L. Ulin is book editor of the Los Angeles Times. He is the author of The Myth of Solid Ground: Earthquakes, Prediction, and the Fault Line Between Reason and Faith, and the editor of Another City: Writing from Los Angeles and Writing Los Angeles: A Literary Anthology, which won a California Book Award. He has written for Atlantic Monthly, The Nation, the New York Times Book Review, LA Weekly, Los Angeles, and National Public Radio's "All Things Considered."
Directions/Parking: Unless otherwise indicated, ALOUD programs take place at the Los Angeles Central Library's Mark Taper Auditorium,
630 W. Fifth Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071.
