AN Wilson: The Potter's Hand
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- Where:SC, Hochhauser
Following on from the BBC2 documentary programme, author A.N. Wilson will discuss his novel based on Josiah Wedgwood, The Potter’s Hand, within which he evokes the world of the great eighteenth-century ceramicist, scientist and industrialist.
A.N. Wilson grew up in the Potteries, where his father was the last managing director of Josiah Wedgwood and Sons. He will talk about the challenges presented by making history into fiction, and of describing the potter’s craft in the medium of literature.
Daytime Talk
14.00 – 15.00 (talk);15.00 – 15.30 (refreshments)
£12 (including tea and coffee)
