Autumn Words: Alan Spence
Kings College Centre
University of Aberdeen
6.30pm
Free but ticketed
To celebrate the launch of his latest novel The Pure Land, the University of Aberdeen's Writer's Festival will be hosting a special reading and wine reception with Alan Spence. The Pure Land tells the story of Thomas Glover - the Aberdonian who made his life and name in Japan, founding the Mitsubishi company and inspiring the tale of Madame Butterfly.
Bookings: Reserve your free tickets on Tel. 01224 273874, email word@abdn.ac.uk or visit http://www.abdn.ac.uk/word
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'The Pure Land' relives in fiction the arc of Thomas Glover's true-life rise and fall, and forges a hundred-year saga that culminates in the annihilation of Nagasaki in 1945. It spans the feudal and the atomic ages, east and west, global history and private passion.
Wednesday 11th October 2006
The Pure Land
Alan Spence