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SKINTOWN
CIARÁN MCMENAMIN
WITH PAUL MCVEIGH
We are delighted to welcome Irish actor and author Ciarán McMenamin
to kick off this year’s Belfast Book Festival. His energetic, adrenaline-fuelled
debut novel, Skintown was published earlier this year and is already
receiving rave reviews.
Skintown tells the story of Vinny and his drink and drug-fuelled odyssey
through fights, riots, ecstasy, sex and acid house. Reminiscent of Irvine
Welsh’s Trainspotting and John Niven’s Kill Your Friends, Skintown is bristling
with a restless energy; this superb debut is a wild ride of a novel.
“A riot of a novel written with energy and verve...” Irish Examiner
12.45PM // £7 INCLUDING LUNCH | £5 EVENT ONLY // CRESCENT ARTS
THE RULE OF THE LAND
WALKING IRELAND’S BORDER
BY GARRETT CARR
In the wake of the EU referendum, the UK’s border with Ireland has
gained greater significance: it is set to become the frontier with the
European Union.
Garrett Carr has travelled Ireland’s invisible border on foot and by
canoe and he reveals the turbulent and rich history of this landscape
along with the issues of nationhood, land and power surrounding it in
his book The Rule of the Land.
From encounters with border dwellers to uncovering rituals, hidden
pathways and ancient monuments, join map maker Garrett as he
presents the borderland as a unique realm of its own.
5.30PM // £7 | £5 // CRESCENT ARTS
Wed 7 Jun