How to Set a Fire and Why
Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland
In Conversation / Selling Fast
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#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Selling Fast
Meet Jesse Ball and hear about what has been described as his most accessible novel yet - How to Set Fire and Why is his startling, subversive story about a teenage girl who has lost everything and will burn anything.
#Artists
Jesse Ball
Jesse Ball is a novelist born in New York. His many and varied works of absurdity are beloved in a dozen languages. He is the recipient of fellowships from the NEA, Heinz, and Guggenheim Foundations among others. Jesse was recently named a Granta Best of Young American Novelist.
Bronwyn Lea
Bronwyn Lea is the author of four award-winning books of poems, most The Deep North: A Selection of Poems (New York, Braziller Press). She is poetry editor at Meanjin and Professor of Poetry at the University of Queensland.