Sarah Hall, Al Kennedy, Helen Simpson

Sarah Hall, Al Kennedy, Helen Simpson

at Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London
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Short Stories

Three of our greatest short story writers read a story that questions what it means to be human.

Following on from our discussion on the art of curiosity, three leading authors read a story that questions what it means to be human; to live, to love, to fall ill, to suffer a head injury, and even to change species altogether.

Helen Simpson reads The Scan, AL Kennedy reads Knocked, and Sarah Hall reads her winning entry from the BBC's Short Story competition: Mrs Fox. These are three of the most distinctive writers working in Britain today.

Sarah Hall

Sarah Hall was born in Cumbria in 1974. She received a BA from Aberystwyth University, Wales, and a MLitt in Creative Writing from St Andrews…

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Al Kennedy

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Helen Simpson

The 'contemporary maestro of the short story form' (Bath Literature Festival).

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Purcell Room

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

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Purcell Room

Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road
South Bank
London
SE1 8XX

See all events at Purcell Room