Sensing Place: Ben Okri/Jon McGregor

Sensing Place - Ben Okri & Jon McGregor

What exactly is meant by the term a ‘sense of place?’ To some, it is about geography, landscapes and identities. Others speak of events, memories, feelings, and the people that live in particular places. For some readers it is what marks out great writers – those who are able to transport us and give us that sense of ‘being there’. Booker Prize winning novelist Ben Okri and Impac Literary Award winner Jon McGregor, in conversation with Dr. Corinne Fowler , Lecturer in Post-Colonial Literature at Leicester University, will discuss what ‘sense of place’ means to them and how it affects their approach to story-telling.

This event is ticketed and takes place in The Space, however there will be a video relay in The Cafe Bar, so if you aren't fortunate to get a ticket, you can still watch the performance from The Cafe.