Joanna Trollope will be the first in a series of leading authors to
unveil the hidden back story to their latest book, with the launch of a new
monthly literary salon curated by Radisson Blu Edwardian.
Held at the group’s Bloomsbury Street hotel in London, a literary hangout
throughout its history, the evening event on 4thDecember will see
Joanna unpick the literary DNA of her new novel, a reworking of Sense
and Sensibility.
Joanna Trollope's reimagining of Jane Austen's novel (1811) is part of The
Austen Project, which pairs six bestselling contemporary authors with Jane Austen’s
six complete works: Sense & Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Pride &
Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion and Mansfield Park. Taking these well-loved stories
as their base, each author will write their own unique take on Jane Austen’s
novels. The Austen Project will continue with Val McDermid’s reworking of Northanger Abbey in Spring 2014
and Curtis Sittenfeld’s Pride & Prejudice in Autumn 2014.
The event curated by the Radisson Blu Edwardian will be hosted by writer and journalist Sam Leith, the Hidden Prologues salon
will welcome up to 30 guests to hear authors read from their own work and from
another book that inspired them, before joining a discussion about the issues
that emerge.
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| Radisson Blu Edwardian, Bloomsbury Street Hotel |
Sam Leith said: “Hidden Prologues will, I hope, do something different
to most literary events. By talking about the way writers engage with the past,
we’ll be bringing readers closer to the core of how they work.
“I’m thrilled to have Joanna as our first guest: to see how a
contemporary writer of her standing reimagines Jane Austen’s classic has so
much to tell us about Austen, Trollope and the way writing lives in its own
time and after.”
Hasnain Alloo, general manager of Radisson Blu Edwardian, Bloomsbury
Street, said: “The building has a proud heritage serving as a literary meeting
place and Hidden Prologues is the latest incarnation of that reputation.
“We are working with authors from across the spectrum to curate a new
date on the literary social calendar.”
If you are interested in the event, tickets are available by emailing eglmedia@edelman.com or calling 020 3047
2037.
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