Marina Warner
Stories come from the past but speak to the present, and I have found that I need to write stories as well as deconstruct them and place them in historical contexts, because I myself love reading works of imagination, and I would like to join the conversation with admired predecessors, who range from Apuleius to Virginia Woolf, Italo Calvino, and Angela Carter.”
Recent Diary Entries
Alternative Lessons and Carols, 6 December 2024
Marina is going to be reading, alongside CAConrad, Jim Finer and Andrew O’Hagan (amongst others) an ‘alternative lesson’ as we approach the year’s festivities. The event, one of two shows on consecutive night with different line-ups, is organised by th …
Marina Warner on Uncanny Visions, The Holborne Museum, 5 December
The Holborne Museum currently has the exhibition ‘Uncanny Visions: Paula Rego and Francisco de Goya’, on until January 5, 2025. Marina has described Paula Rego as one of her heroes, and will reflect on Rego’s admiration for, and inspiration by, Goya’s …
Finding the Words – Freedom from Torture fundraiser
On 21st November, from 7pm, at the London Library, Freedom from Torture are putting on a literary festival and fundraiser, Finding the Words. Join for a star-studded literary evening at the London Library featuring readings by distinguished writers and …