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Sydney Writers' Festival

Jeanette Winterson: 40 Years: Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit

When

Thursday 22 May from 6pm to 7pm

Cost

Adult: From $40.00Concession: From $35.00

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Jeanette Winterson’s debut novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, a coming-of-age tale based on her upbringing by adoptive Pentecostal parents in 1960s Lancashire.

The novel quickly became a modern classic and had an extraordinary impact, especially for queer readers. With its unique voice and pioneering foray into autofiction, it was the start of a prolific career which spans 10 novels as well as children’s books, nonfiction and screenplays, including for the BAFTA-winning BBC adaptation of her first novel.

Join this celebratory event to hear Jeanette recount her writing life so far from the very beginning.

Jeanette Winterson appears thanks to the support of The Salon.

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