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Vitali Vitaliev in conversation with Iain Sinclair, Daunt Books Bookstore, London, Chelsea

Vitali Vitaliev in conversation with Iain Sinclair

Tuesday, 9th February at 7pm in Chelsea

Two extraordinary prose stylists meet on the 20th anniversary of Vaitaliev’s defection from the USSR to discuss his unique new book Life as a Literary Device and Sinclair’s latest book Hackney: Rose-Red Empire .

Tickets are £5 (including wine). They may be purchased from our Chelsea shop in person, or with credit/debit card by telephone (020 7373 4997).

Check the Daunt Books website here.


Article on JG Ballard

My piece on JG Ballard (his house and his interest in art) – to promote the show at the Gagosian Gallery – will appear in the Guardian on Saturday (14th).

Iain

Interview on the BBC tonight

I’m doing a brief interview on BBC2’s Newsnight tonight: about the closing down of the Foundry (bar/art venue), in Hoxton, for another generic hotel development. City of Disappearances, c/o Hackney Council.

Iain Sinclair

Iain Sinclair news from the future

Coming soon:

- an article by Iain Sinclair on Fritz Lang “M” that will appear on Sight and Sound;

- the paperback version of the Hackney book is coming out at the end of February;

- on March 6th there will be a special stall selling the book  in Broadway Market;

- Iain has promised to send notes of a recent trip to Athens in the form of “BLOG” entries, with photos;

- Iain is of course working on his new book;

- there should soon be video recording of the Aldeburgh event.