Madeleine Thien’s stunning new novel, Do Not Say We Have Nothing, catapults its narrator from Vancouver to China into a world of music, the Cultural Revolution, and the Tiananmen Square demonstrations.
=0D=0A=What does Thien’s novel tell us about history? How has the Canadian narrative shifted over the 150 years since Confederation? Why are stories and history so important?
=0D=0A=Madeleine Thien, one of Canada’s most exciting writers, joins the Forum for a special Canada 150-themed discussion moderated by author Kevin Patterson. The event is co-sponsored by the SSI Public Library and generously supported by the SSI Foundation.
=0D=0A=Do Not Say We Have Nothing won the Giller Prize and Governor-General’s Literary Award for Fiction. It was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize and named a New York Times Critics’ Top Book of 2016. Make sure not to miss this incredible discussion!
=0D=0A=Tickets are available at ArtSpring – 250-537-2102 or http://www.tickets.artspring.ca
=0D=0A=– and Salt Spring Books. $15 - 2017 Forum Members; $20 - General Public. (Students & low-income residents contact saltspringforum@gmail.com)
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