news | Tuesday July 27, 2010
12 Hour Marathon Reading of George Bowering's Burning Water
Photograph by Jack Bawden
The W.A. Deacon Literary Foundation is pleased to announce a marathon reading of George Bowering‘s award winning novel Burning Water (1980), a novel about George Vancouver’s exploration of the coast of British Columbia.
The venue is a pilot program of the City of Vancouver. Everyone is welcome including students and the general public who will have a chance to take turns reading the novel.
Date of the event: (Friday) 30 July 2010.
Location: 700 block of Granville (between West Georgia & Robson Street).
Time: 8:00 am to 8:00 pm.
George Bowering‘s latest Talonbook is My Darling Nellie Grey.
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