In 2004, Jon McGregor set out for a small field hut in the
Antarctic, as part of a writing residency supported by the British Antarctic
Survey. He never made it there, and spent the next seventeen years trying to
write a novel about the experience.
In Lean Fall Stand, a team of Antarctic
researchers face a crisis on the ice. When one of them comes home with his
language shattered, his wife faces a crisis at home.
Jon McGregor invites
you to join him in the Deception Island hut to hear about his journey south and the
limits of language. He'll read fragments from his novel, show you the slides
from his journey, and put on a brew. Just remember to wrap up warm.
‘Jon McGregor has crafted a unique narrative, encompassing
frozen wastes & altered interior landscapes. The most gripping piece of
writing I’ve read in a long time: Sit. Read. Applaud.’ (Jarvis Cocker)
‘Beautiful…his writing makes every heartbeat register.' (Hilary Mantel)
Cost: £5, booking required
Running time: 20 minutes
About Jon McGregor
Jon McGregor is the author of five novels and two story collections. He is the winner of the IMPAC Dublin Literature Prize and Costa Novel Prize and has been longlisted for the Booker Prize three times. He is Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Nottingham, where he edits The Letters Page, a literary journal in letters. He grew up in Norfolk.
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