WILL SELF BOOK SIGNING
AT FRIERN BARNET LIBRARY
Will Self Book Signing at Friern Barnet Library
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
7:00 PM
Will Self will be attending the Friern Barnet Community Library to sign copies of his latest novel, Umbrella which is set in Friern Barnet and was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2012. Hopefully, given the location of the book signing, which has regularly made the national news in recent months (see below), there will be a lively political discussion to follow.
Sign up for this event at http://www.meetup.com/Enfield-Network21/events/87837672/
Google map of location http://goo.gl/maps/7XhyS
Watch Will reading from Umbrella http://will-self.com/2012/09/25/umbrella-reading/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=umbrella-reading
Praise for Umbrella:
“Umbrella is a magnificent celebration of modernist prose,
an epic account of the first world war, a frightening investigation into the
pathology of mental illness, and the first true occasion when Self’s ambition
and talent have produced something of real cultural significance.” (The
Spectator)
A “brilliant and original work” (Mark Lawson, The Guardian)
“A stunning novel” (David Evans, The Independent)
Info and news links about the Occupied Library: http://fbpeopleslibrary.co.uk/?page_id=158
Sign the petition to re-open the library: http://petitions.barnet.gov.uk/RE-OPENFBLIB/#detail
“Last week a district judge in the London borough delayed eviction proceedings
against squatters who a month ago occupied and reopened a library at Friern
Barnet. It had been closed by the Conservative-controlled council as part of
its radical experiment in shrinking local public services. “Guerrilla”
librarians have kept the building open 48 hours a week and residents have
donated 5,000 books to restock the shelves. There are children’s story sessions
and exercise classes. Donations dropped into a biscuit tin keep the lights on.”
“”The community library is the ‘big society’ by definition,
but it is not the ‘big society’ as the government envisaged it,” said Mrs
Angry, whose real name is Theresa Musgrove. “They wanted the ‘big society’ to
be obedient and to enable the cuts they wanted.”
This is an ecumenical insurrection where full-time activists
and union leaders worried about jobs are joined by retirees and local mothers.
The cause has attracted the support of the leftwing film-maker Ken Loach, who
has contributed to a documentary about the matter called The Billion Pound
Gamble.
But there is also anecdotal evidence that the aggression of
the council’s cuts is alienating core Conservative voters.
Ann Foskett, a Tory-voting grandmother who has lived in the
area for 40 years, dropped off a bag of books at the library as the activists
celebrated their court victory with tea and biscuits. She said the closure was
“absolutely scandalous” adding: “I do vote Tory normally, but things have gone
to pot, particularly for old people. There used to be lots of local groups
meeting in libraries, but there’s nothing now.”"
**END**
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