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George Szirtes arrived in Britain at the age of eight, wearing only one shoe. It was 1956, and as the Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest, George and his family fled on foot across the border to Austria, eventually ending up (with many others) as refugees in London. It was such a hasty journey that one of his shoes got lost on the way. From a very early age, he wanted to be a poet – and he has certainly fulfilled that ambition over the last forty years, publishing close to 20 books of prize-winning poetry, and as many translations from Hungarian literature. His moving memoir, The Photographer at 16, won the James Tait Black Prize and was recently broadcast on Radio 4.
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The definitive account of Britiain s greatest living playwright.
This is an online event. Bookers will be sent a link in advance giving access and will be able to watch at any time for 48 hours after the start time.
Acclaimed biographer Hermione Lee s new book
Tom Stoppard: A Life, has been hailed as a prodigious achievement (Sunday Times). As part of the Royal Society of Literature s RSL200 celebrations she will be sharing her unparalleled insight into the extraordinary life and work of Britain s greatest living playwright, Tom Stoppard.
Lee draws upon unprecedented access to diaries, letters, and countless interviews – from Felicity Kendal to John Boorman, Trevor Nunn to Steven Spielberg – to build a meticulously researched portrait. In this conversation Lee will discuss the complex, elusive and private focus of her latest biography, the challenge of tackling a living subject, and what it takes to write a life. She will be in conversation with the journalist and broadcas