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SWF LECTURES
In the Beginning,
there was the Story...
FEATURING: michael cunningham
MODERATED BY: kenneth kwok
Sun 4 nov | 4pm – 5pm | $20
drama theatre, School of the arts
Novels, even the greatest of them, are descended from an
ancient and fundamental human act: storytelling.
At one moment, members of a prehistoric tribe are huddled
around a fire, listening to a man tell a tale about the day’s
hunt, and, at another, Proust is finishing the first volume of
In Search of Lost Time. At a third moment, someone is sending
out a semi-autobiographical, semi-coherent tale on the
Internet. Although there’s an enormous distance between
the three, all of them are engaged in essentially the same
endeavor. Storytelling has, since its earliest origins, been
an ongoing attempt to convey to others what it’s like to be
alive, what it’s like to feel, to think, to survive in a world that
has always been both marvellous and dangerous. Michael
Cunningham will talk about the ways in which storytelling has
changed since humans first developed speech, and the ways
in which it has not.
Supported by the United States Embassy, Singapore.
From Where It Originates
“源”来如此
FEATURING: Huang chun-ming
MODERATED BY: koh Hock kiat
Sun 11 nov | 10.30am – 12.30pm | $10
drama theatre, School of the arts
Taiwanese author Huang Chun-ming is a natural-born
storyteller, and quite possibly one of the most captivating
novelists of our time. He is without peer when it comes
to creating simple tales that speak to the heart, while
masterfully illuminating the social relevance, humanity and
unique local colours of Taiwan. Join Huang Chun-ming in
this engaging lecture, where he will share the crafts and
inspirations of his mesmerising storytelling.
This session is in Mandarin with simultaneous translation in English.
主讲嘉宾: 黄春明
主持人: 许福吉
十一月十一日, 星期天 | 10.30am – 12.30pm | $10
drama theatre, School of the arts
台湾著名作家黄春明是一个很会说故事,而且将故事说得十分精彩的小
说 家 。他 的 小 说《 儿 子 的 大 玩 偶 》、《 看 海 的 日 子 》、《 莎 哟 娜 啦 •再见 》等
充满人情味,乡土味和社会性,流转着生命的尊严以及人的生存价值,并
刻画出时代变迁中小人物的悲喜、辛酸。
黄春明小说的原创性源于他对人、土地与大自然的关怀与爱。他将在演
讲中与读者分享其创作灵感的源泉以及如何将故事说得如此精彩动人。
此讲座将以中文进行,并配有英语同声翻译。
SWF 2012
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