This was the title of the BritLit event I attended in London last Thursday. I’m really thankful to the BC for having sponsored my participation because it was really worth going to London for that. Basically Fitch presented about the BritLit project but he also had Louise Cooper and Romesh Gunesekera reading for us. It was really cool!
I was really excited about meeting Romesh because his stories have been the top ones in the ELT e-Reading Groups and he has been very supportive and approachable. It was fantastic to be able to talk to him personally and see what a nice person he is. I also had the priviledge to talk quite a lot with Louise and I also had dinner with her and Fitch after the event. She is such a lovely person!
On the whole, it was a really nice experience – pity that London is so literary invaded by tourists now that it’s summer. Oh dear, I know this is great for the city and the country, but it really blows your mind to hear so many languages at the same time and to go along the streets so flooded with people of all sorts. Even though I love London with a passion, it was quite a relief to take the train back to Plymouth and to our more quiet way of life in the country.
Hi Chris
It was good to meet you again at this BC event and yes, I agree, what a great evening it was. I enjoyed both Louise’s and Romesh’s readings and loved the pre-reading (well, listening!) activity we did for Romesh’s story.
I’m presenting at the ETAS conference in Switzerland this weekend on the topic of the Cambridge exam set texts, and would be interested in your views.
Best wishes
Fiona