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Start: 7:00 pm
FOUND IN TRANSLATION
Book Group
The Golden Age by Michal Ajvaz
As we turn toward fall, we read a writer who hails from Kafka's city--
Prague--and who is
reminiscent of both that famous writer and Jorge Luis Borges. Michal Ajvaz,
considered by many the greatest living Czech author, has written in The Golden Age a book that is once
philosophical and riveting, a book about language and narratives that includes
fake civilizations and dueling royal families. On an imaginary island in the Atlantic Ocean lives a nation of humans without cars,
money, or even telephones. They're discovered by a modern-day Gulliver who
wants to chronicle their strange society and its one piece of writing, a
collective, Wikipedia-like effort known only as the Book (called by one critic
a "pre-Gutenberg Internet"). We'll talk about what this odd
fairy-tale like book has to say about our own connected culture, as well as
satire, the importance of storytelling to a society, and the morality of
betrayal.
Join us on the fourth Tuesday of every month for spirited
conversation about some of the newest writing hitting the U.S. from all over the globe. No
foreign language knowledge necessary and no continental savvy required (but
will be appreciated!) -- just bring your desire to read some excellent
new books, hand-selected for you by Scott
Esposito, of the Center for the Art
of Translation and The
Quarterly Conversation, who also fearlessly leads the discussion,
brilliantly.. You'll also meet some great new people and chat with them about
the best new fiction from around the world.
Start: 7:30 pm
SOLD OUT SOLD OUT SOLD OUT THE BOOKSMITH PRESENTS AN
EVENING WITH FILMMAKER & NOVELIST GUILLERMO DEL TORO
at the Sundance
Kabuki Theater
Tuesday, September 28
7:30 PM
GUILLERMO DEL TORO / THE STRAIN TRILOGY
Born and raised in Guadalajara, Mexico, Guillermo del Toro
made his feature directorial debut in 1993 with the film Cronos,
and has since gone on to direct, among other films, Mimic, The Devil's
Backbone, Blade II,Hellboy I, Hellboy II, and Pan's
Labyrinth, which garnered enormous critical praise worldwide and
won three Academy Awards. Del Toro has produced and written films numerous
films. He is currently working on a remake of Frankenstein; it’s been announced
that James Cameron will produce Del Toro’s 3-D At the Mountains of Madness, and that Del Toro will direct Disney’s
The Haunted Mansion.
With Chuck Hogan, Del Toro has become a novelist as well.
Their first novel was The Strain,
about which all that must be said is this:
They have always been here. Vampires. In secret and in
darkness. Waiting. Now their time has come.
In one week, Manhattan
will be gone. In one month, the country.
In two months -- the world.
“I cannot wait to see
where Del Toro and Hogan take us next.”
-- James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of The Doomsday
Key
The wait is over! Guillermo Del Toro returns with The Fall -- the second blood-chilling
volume in their critically acclaimed, New
York Times bestselling Strain Trilogy. The
Fall picks up where The Strain
left off -- with a vampiric infection spreading like wildfire across America
as a small band of heroes struggles to save the dwindling human race from the
vampire plague. Horror fiction and dark fantasy fans will be swept up in this
epic story that bestselling author Nelson DeMille describes as “Bram Stoker
meets Stephen King meets Michael Crichton.”
In addition to his multiple screen ventures, Del Toro is,
with Chuck Hogan, writing the third volume in The Strain trilogy.
Film fans, young filmmakers and vampire and horror novel
fans alike won’t want to miss this very special event!
Advance ticket
purchase required; tickets will not be available at the door.
General admission
$12.[21+]
VIP ticket
$75 for private pre-talk reception at 6:30 PM, also at the Kabuki, with Mr. Del Toro, including delicious food, wine or beer, reserved seat, and a copy of The Fall (VIP ticket holders may pick up their book upon arrival at the Kabuki). [21+]
Kabuki Sundance Theater, 1881 Post Street at Fillmore, San
Francisco. Doors open for general admission seating at 6:45 PM; VIP ticket
holders will be seated in the theater after the reception, promptly at 7:15 PM.
Tickets available at Brown Paper Tickets
online or by phone at 800-838-3006, and at The Booksmith. Copies of The Fall and The Strain will be available for purchase at the event. Mr. Del Toro will happily sign copies purchased that evening or from The Booksmith prior to the event.
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