Nadeem Aslam

There has been an explosion of vibrant new writing talent in Australia of late, and since we opened our doors, the Wheeler Centre has been right at the heart of the 21st Century literary zeitgeist. Our first ever event was a Debut Monday, showcasing exciting new authors.

The Next Big Thing is the evolution of that event. We’ve broadened our horizons to present to you not only first time authors, but also those dedicated scribes with several books to their name. These are the names we believe should be on everyone’s lips, the authors we love, but who may have slipped under your radar. Join us to discover them before everyone else does!

If you plan on making a night out of it, the MOAT offers a pre-event package from 5pm to 6pm: $20 for a meal and a glass of wine. Bookings essential; call (03) 9094 7820 or email info@themoat.com.au.

Suzanne McCourt lives in Melbourne. The Lost Child is her first novel.

Robbie Coburn lives in the small farming district of Woodstock in rural Victoria. His first full collection of poems, Rain Season, was published by Picaro Press in 2013.

Darrell Pitt began his lifelong appreciation of Victorian literature when he read the Sherlock Holmes stories as a child, quickly moving on to H.G. Wells and Jules Verne.

Spiri Tsintziras (rodneyvc)… (more)

Tot i que ha viscut gran part de la seva vida a Anglaterra, el Pakistan és el territori que nodreix la imaginació literària de Nadeem Aslam. Així, potser perquè la Història és “el tercer pare”, tal com afirma a la seva darrera novel·la, l’escriptura d’Aslam explora a fons la seva pròpia herència cultural, la seva riquesa i les seves contradiccions, però també els conflictes socials, polítics i religiosos del Pakistan d’avui, dins i fora de les seves fronteres.
Presentadora: Ana Ballesteros Peiró (gamoia)… (more)

The fourth novel by the Pakistani-born British author of Maps for lost lovers focuses on a family in Pakistan in the heated days just after 9/11. Again using lyrical prose to present the ways complex political concerns play out in individual lives, Aslam charts the course of two foster brothers, unallied with either the Taliban or the Americans, as they try to help wounded civilians.

Street: 5015 Connecticut Ave NW City: Washington, Province: District Of Columbia Postal Code: 20008 Country: United States (added from IndieBound)… (more)

Nadeem Aslam (Maps for lost lovers, The Wasted Vigil, Season of the Rainbirds, The blind man's garden)

Nadeem Aslam is the author of three highly acclaimed novels: Season of the Rainbirds, which won a Betty Trask Award; Maps for lost lovers, which was a New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Kiriyama Prize, shortlisted for the IMPAC prize, and longlisted for the Booker Prize; and, most recently, The Wasted Vigil. He is also the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship. Born in Pakistan, he lives in England. (added from Random House)… (more)

Nadeem Aslam (Maps for lost lovers, The Wasted Vigil, Season of the Rainbirds, The blind man's garden)

Nadeem Aslam is the author of three highly acclaimed novels: Season of the Rainbirds, which won a Betty Trask Award; Maps for lost lovers, which was a New York Times Notable Book, winner of the Kiriyama Prize, shortlisted for the IMPAC prize, and longlisted for the Booker Prize; and, most recently, The Wasted Vigil. He is also the recipient of a Lannan Literary Fellowship. Born in Pakistan, he lives in England. (added from Random House)… (more)