Thursday 4th June at 7pm

Geoff Dyer

Jeff in Venice , Death In Varanasi, is Geoff Dyer’s acclaimed third novel. The tale of journalist Jeff ‘s two assignments, in Venice and on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, is a beautifully told story of erotic love and spiritual yearning. A novel Brimming with humour and insight into love and art, part learned travelogue at times, Michael Ondaatje summed it up best as “a raucous delight.”

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Wednesday 17th June at 7pm

Sam Miller

in conversation with

William Dalrymple

Delhi: Adventures in a Megacity is an extraordinary portrait of one of the world’s largest cities. Sam Miller, former BBC Delhi correspondent, sets out to discover the real Delhi, a city he describes as being ‘India’s dreamtown – and its purgatory’. He treads the city streets, visiting its less celebrated destinations. Miller’s quest is the here and now, the unexpected, the ignored and the eccentric. Through his encounters with Delhi’s people – from a professor of astrophysics to a crematorium attendant, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band – Miller creates a richly entertaining portrait of what Delhi means to its residents, and of what the city is becoming.

This is a travel book with a difference – a beautiful, considered meditation on one man’s obsession with one of India’s most extraordinary cities.

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Talks at Daunt Books - Fulham Road

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

Thursday 4th June at 7pm

Flora Fraser

Author of Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire. The Scandalous life of Napoleon’s favourite sister.

“Impetuous, cruel, alternately spendthrift and miserly, wildly manipulative and so self-destructive that her doctors helplessly sought ways to curb her sexual appetite, Pauline was, Fraser admits, “a terrible role model.” Which is, of course, why she’s such fun to read about.” New York Times

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