Once a literary enfant terrible, now a family man and Man Booker nominee, Will Self’s novels tackle tough subjects such as mental illness and substance abuse in a style that has prompted comparisons with counterculture icons Hunter S. Thompson and William Borroughs.
His latest appearance at the how to: academy demands that you expect controversy. Self will be subject to questions posited by himself, the how to: academy or by you. Questions are already stirring and range from the topical: "is the right/left political divide otiose?" to the prophetic: "what will happen to literary culture in the wired world?" This is a unique opportunity to witness (and enter into!) debate with the man whose reason for writing was not to incite any form of recognition from his readers, but "to astonish" them.
His latest appearance at the how to: academy demands that you expect controversy. Self will be subject to questions posited by himself, the how to: academy or by you. Questions are already stirring and range from the topical: "is the right/left political divide otiose?" to the prophetic: "what will happen to literary culture in the wired world?" This is a unique opportunity to witness (and enter into!) debate with the man whose reason for writing was not to incite any form of recognition from his readers, but "to astonish" them.
| What | Will Self : Expect controversy |
| Where | How to Academy, The Tabernacle 34-35 Powis Square, London, W11 2AY | MAP |
| Nearest tube | Westbourne Park (underground) |
| When |
On 05 Mar 15, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM |
| Price | £25 |
| Website | Book here |
