Thu 01 Aug
|Treadwell's Books
Leonora Carrington's Hearing Trumpet
The novel of the famed female Surrealist artist whose work is filled with occult themes
Time & Location
01 Aug 2019, 19:30 – 21:10
Treadwell's Books, 33 Store St, Fitzrovia, London WC1E 7BS, UK
About The Event
Surrealist Leonora Carringtonome to unprecedented prominence for her esoterically-charged, haunting, painting and sculpture. However, she was also a writer of astounding power. Her novel reveals a hidden world of magic, mystery and mythic power inside a home for elderly women. The artist who filled her paintings with alchemical symbols, goddesses, shapeshifters and magic brings them all to vivid life in this book which reveals the power of deep listening to transform a world on the brink of apocalypse. This engaging illustrated lecture introduces Carrington, the remarkable novel, and the magical themes in her work. Join us. (1917-2011) has cThe Hearing Trumpet
Dr Kate Laitywinning author, scholar & critic, serving both as History Witch for and as Associate Professor of English at the College of Saint Rose. Her books include , and . She has edited and , plus written many short stories, scholarly essays and songs. is an award-Witches & PagansH…
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Leonora Carrington Lecture
£10.00
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