the beauty and the grace of the place itself – incomparable In the Oxford audience I encountered many experts in the field my book covered and even one of the ambassadors I’d quoted their intelligence – this makes a huge difference for a speaker. the size of the audience: at the top end of the range I shall remember the Oxford festival for: Ken Hom, American Chinese chef and cookery writerĮvery literary festival stays in an author’s mind for slightly individual reasons. The Oxford Literary Festival was a special opportunity for me and certainly one of the highlights of my career – it was an honour I will never forget. Often as an author, I only occasionally get to meet the public who buy and read my books.
For the first time I understood thoroughly the power of college ghost stories.ĭame Hilary Mantel, twice Booker Prize winner Christ Church was silent except for the footfall of unseen persons around corners and the sounds of evensong creeping from behind closed doors. It was a day of piercing cold and as I walked through the twilight from the Sheldonian to Christ Church, the streets were empty and the whole city was shutting itself away.
As an incidental blessing I saw Oxford at its most mysterious and atmospheric.
It was a privilege for me to visit the festival to receive the Bodley Medal. Woodstock festival hotel Sponsor of the festival crime fiction programme Festival on-site and online bookseller Supporters of the festival green room Festival London hotel partner Supporter of Italian programme Event generously supported by Republic of Panama Event generously supported by the Spanish Embassy Festival ideas partner Festival cultural partner Supporter of programme of science and medicine and annual science and innovation award International radio partner Supporter of the festival's Voices of Europe programme Delegation of the European Union to the United Kingdom Title partner Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture CEO of Project People Supporters of the programme of American literature and culture Patron donor for the programme of Irish literature and culture Trinity College St Cross College Lincoln College Worcester College Exeter College: college home of the festival Partner of Jewish programme Doubleday Books which change you, your mind, your world Prestige publishing partner Wines of the Douro Valley Oxford University Images Accountants to the festival Alumni Office Festival Digital Strategy & Web Design Local radio partner Regional media partner Olive oil from Sicily K T Bruce Photography Siren Communications - corporate consultants Wines of Provence
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