Award winning author Lawrence Hill is the featured guest of the 91原创 Fine Arts School鈥檚 (LFAS) Arts Matter Lecture Series on Monday, Oct.19 at the Chief Sepass Theatre in Fort 91原创.
Hill will be talking about his life and work, followed by a Q&A session and a book signing.
The evening will start with student performances inspired by his work, including a dance performance by LFAS alumni, Marissa Gold.
Hill is the author of several books, including: The Book Of Negroes, winner of the Rogers Writers鈥� Trust Fiction Prize, Commonwealth Writers鈥� Prize for Best Book and CBC Radio鈥檚 Canada Reads; non-fiction Blood: the Stuff of Life, which informed his 2013 Massey lecture; and Dear Sir, I Intend to Burn Your Book: An Anatomy of a Book Burning.
Hill also co-wrote a six-part television mini series based on The Book of Negroes. His fourth novel, The Illegal has recently been published in Canada by Harper-Collins.
Hill was greatly influenced by his parents鈥� work in the human rights movement. Much of his writing touches on issues of identity and belonging.
The event begins at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are available at Wendel鈥檚 Books & Cafe in Fort 91原创 (cash only), the LFAS office and online at .
