Entries from L I T T O R A L | the journal of the Key West Literary Seminar tagged with 'Barry Unsworth'
Barry Unsworth | Why Bother with the Past?
Novelist Barry Unsworth discusses the impulses, instincts, and concerns that drive his fascination with history.
Barry Unsworth | The Economy of Truth
In this recording from the 2009 Key West Literary Seminar, Barry Unsworth outlines his thoughts on the nature of truth in works of fiction. On the one hand, argues Unsworth, the novelist must strive for accuracy in relating the historical facts of a period. On the other hand, "the writer of fiction should be seeking a larger truth, a purer truth." In pursuit of this aesthetic aim, the author strives to appeal to the reader's experience and intuition, and so may take liberties with "the categories of factual falsehood or truth." In making his case for an "economy of truth," Unsworth cites authors Mark Twain, Umberto Eco, and D.H. Lawrence, as well as British spy-turned-author Peter Wright.
Friday Night Writers' Party
For the writers who join us each January, one of the highlights is the Friday night writers' party. Seward and Joyce Johnson hosted this one at their southernmost home. Photos by Curt Richter Thomas Mallon and Phyllis Rose Calvin Baker...
Barry Unsworth: 2009: <i>Land of Marvels</i>
Barry Unsworth is the author of 16 published novels, including the Booker Prize-winning Sacred Hunger, and his newest, Land of Marvels, which The Washington Post has called "immensely intelligent and entertaining." In this recording from the first session of...
Photos from Session One
Here's a selection of photos from Session One of the 27th annual Key West Literary Seminar. See more– by photographers Curt Richter, Oliver Parini, Michael Blades, and Nick Vagnoni– and upload your own photos on our facebook page. Gore Vidal...
Why Bother with the Past?
Photo of Barry Unsworth by Nick Vagnoni. Story by Nan Klingener. Barry Unsworth made it worth getting out of bed Sunday morning with an illuminating talk explaining why and how he writes historical fiction, and why we read it....
<em>Intensity of Illusion:</em><br>a conversation with Barry Unsworth
Barry Unsworth was born in 1930 in Durham, England. He is the author of fifteen published novels and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Three of his books– Pascali's Island (1980), Morality Play (1995), and Sacred...
Brooks and Unsworth to give Keynotes<br><br>Gala Evening with Gore Vidal Planned
Pulitzer Prize-winning Australian novelist Geraldine Brooks will deliver the John Hersey Memorial Address on Thursday, January 8, 2009, during the first session of our twenty-seventh annual Key West Literary Seminar: Historical Fiction and The Search for Truth. Booker Prize-winner...
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