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Andrei Makine, interviewed
by Geoffrey Strachan
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6pm / Maison Francaise, Norham Road / £7.00
Andrei Makine, winner of both the Prix Goncourt and
the Prix Médicis for his novel Le Testament Français,
together with his translator Geoffrey Strachan, will
read from and discuss his recently published novel
Human Love. ‘A haunting, often very tender story. . .
one of the best novels about Africa in a long-time.’
Christopher Hope, Guardian. ‘Full of feeling, wisdom
and tenderness amidst horror. . . one of his best. If you
ever despair of modern literature, read Makine.’ Allan
Massie, Scotsman.
Oxfam Book Fair
9.30am - 5.30pm / Wesley Memorial Church
Oxfam was founded in 1942 at the University Church.
This is one of two Book Fairs organised each year by
local volunteers to raise funds for Oxfam and will take
place at the Wesley Memorial Church, New Inn Hall
Street on Saturday 4 April from 9.30 till 5. Entry is 30p
(children and seniors are free).
Jenny Lewis and
Robin Bennett
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SATURDAY APRIL 2009
Dambisa Moyo
and Phil Bloomer
Dead Aid
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6pm / Garden Marquee, Christ Church / £8.00
The well-documented horrors of extreme poverty
around the world have created a moral imperative that
people have responded to in their millions - yet the
poverty persists. Are we not being generous enough
Or is the problem somehow insoluble, an inevitable
outcome of historical circumstance Dr Dambisa Moyo,
a former Global Economist at Goldman Sachs and the
World Bank, has written Dead Aid, arguing that the
most important challenge we face today is to destroy
the myth that aid actually works and showing how
aid crowds out financial and social capital and feeds
corruption. Do we need alternative solutions, and if so
what are they Join the discussion with Dambisa Moyo
and Phil Bloomer, Director of Campaigns and Policy Oxfam.
Lyric Writing Workshop
6-8pm / Music Room, Christ Church / £12.00
How do you keep finding fresh ideas for songs What
is a middle eight And how do you come up with
the ‘hook’ that record companies are looking for
This creative workshop with poet Jenny Lewis and
musician/songwriter Robin Bennett will look at all
these questions and give you the chance to flex your
songwriting talents in a fun, relaxed atmosphere.
Jenny Lewis is an award-winning poet, children’s
author and songwriter who wrote and sang with
the legendary Vashti Bunyan in the 1960s (Just
Another Diamond Day - the T-Mobile song). She
teaches poetry at Oxford University. Robin Bennett
is a composer and musician who started the Truck
Festival in Steventon in 1999. He is lead singer of the
iconic band Goldrush and also writes as part of a
solo project, Dusty Sound System.
There will be a performance in the Music Room,
from 6.pm-8pm on Sunday 5 April for invited
guests of the workshop participants to hear
some of the results of the workshop (one song
or poem per person!). A piano, guitars and PA
system will be provided.
15+ years
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