7pm GMT Tuesday 25 February
How do master storytellers approach the act of walking in their writing? What are the subtle yet important differences between crafting a non-fiction travelogue and weaving walking into a fictional narrative? Our upcoming Walking Writers Salon delves into these questions.
Our featured guest, Tim Parks, a writer with over forty years of literary experience, offers his insights into walking as both tool and inspiration for writing fiction and non-fiction. His most recent novel Mr Geography follows a retired teacher retracing the steps of a past love affair. As he walks, reflecting on a life that might have been, Parks masterfully explores the emotional landscapes we navigate when revisiting our own histories.
Parks will also discuss his travel memoir, The Hero’s Way. The narrative follows his journey on foot with his wife, tracing the path taken by Italy’s revolutionary hero, Giuseppe Garibaldi, as he fled Rome and crossed the Apennine mountains. It’s a story of adventure, history, and the power of walking to connect the past and present. Don’t miss it!
Walking Writers Salons are hour-long events in which you will get to meet a Walking Writer and learn from them how they weave writing and walking, and how they interpret their surroundings. Each Salon will include a discussion with the author, inviting questions from the audience, and will include a multiple choice quiz in which a winner will receive a prize.
Feature image: Photo by Gabriel Tovar on Unsplash
| Salon video - The Writer's Path |
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Mr Geography
Daniel Burrow once began a beautiful walk from Konstanz to Como with Julia, mercurial professor of literature, mother to two of his pupils, married, and the love of his life. After years of their secret affair, they stepped out together on top of the world, full of delight in one another and in the future
The Hero’s Way – walking with Garibaldi from Rome to Ravenna
In the summer of 1849, Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italy’s legendary revolutionary hero, fled Rome and led 4,000 of his men hundreds of miles through Umbria and Tuscany, then across the Apennines, Italy’s mountainous spine, toward the refuge of the Venetian Republic. After thirty-two exhausting days of skirmishes and adventures, only 250 survivors reached the Adriatic coast.
The Writer’s Path – following fact and fiction with Tim Parks
Video recording of a Walking Writers Salon with Tim Parks: How do master storytellers approach the act of walking in their writing? What are the subtle yet important differences between crafting a non-fiction travelogue and weaving walking into a fictional narrative? This Walking Writers Salon delves into these questions. Our featured guest, Tim Parks, a
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