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London Literature Festival

 
2nd July 2009 until 16th July 2009 - Various
THIS ARCHIVED EVENT ENDED ON THE 16TH JULY 2009
Address: Southbank Centre, Belvedere Road, South Bank,  SE1 8XX
Telephone: 0871 663 2500
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London Literature Festival is in the London Borough of Lambeth
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London Literature FestivalWords, stories and author events are all part of the London Literature Festival, as you'd expect. Comedy, music and documentaries are also less obvious offerings that get piled into the capital's largest book event. This year astronaut Buzz Aldrin, poet Benjamin Zephaniah and Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy are among the highlights of this annual Southbank Centre event. There are also appearances from Sarah Waters, Lemn Sissay ("his poems are songs of the street," The Independent), Peter Ackroyd with his re-telling of The Canterbury Tales, and Vikram Seth as well as a whole host of international writers, prize-winning authors, historians, politicians, poets, artists and musicians. Radio 1Xtra presenter Gemma Cairney hosts an all female show featuring best friends Kate Nash and Laura Dockrill who are joined by Brigitte Aphrodite and Peggy Sue for an afternoon of live music and poetry. Meanwhile The School of Life looks at the philosophical side of books - after all, what you read can literally change your life. From short stories to cult classics, the festival focuses on words in every format.

See www.southbankcentre.co.uk/literaturefestival

(Image: Benjamin Zephaniah)
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Waterloo Railway Station (6 minutes)
Waterloo East Railway Station (6 minutes)
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Lambeth North Tube (12 minutes)
 
 
 
 
 

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Coin Street NCP (7 minutes)
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Belvedere Road
 
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January 2009  (Published August 2009)
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