Edinburgh Festival

Sapphire

  • Source: Edinburgh Festival Guide
  • Date: 22 July 2011
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This article is from 2011.

Precious

Author of "Push" among highlights of this years International Book Festival

Now in its second year under new directorship, the Edinburgh International Book Festival is striding with yet more purpose across the August landscape. As well as the usual array of dazzling literary talent from around the globe and on our doorstep, the innovations just keep on coming. Another excellent Unbound programme has been unveiled, while the last-night star-studded performance of Alasdair Gray's Fleck will be a major highlight. Among the individual authors coming to town, Sapphire is a clear stand-out. Her debut novel was turned into the Oscar-winning movie Precious (pictured), and 14 years later, she is publishing a sequel, The Kid.

Charlotte Square Gardens, 0845 373 5888, 22 Aug, 8pm, £10 (£8).

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This article is from 2011.

More: Books, Alasdair Gray, Book Festival, Edinburgh Festivals, Edinburgh International Book Festival, Precious, Sapphire, Unbound

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