We would like to invite you to a meeting with the writer Marli Roode, which will take place on Thursday 24th August 2023 at 17:00 in the Atrium at Žižkov.
Atrium at Žižkov, Čajkovského 12, Prague 3–Žižkov
Talk with South African writer Marli Roode and dramatic reading from her new novel Vital Signs.
We would like to invite you to a meeting with the writer Marli Roode. She poses important questions about morality, enviroment and life in her work and her texts are inclusive, deeply lyrical and sensual. To enhance the experience, the reading is taking place in the middle of the EARTH exhibition in Atirum Žižkov gallery. The event will be in English, interpreted to Czech by Eva Ullrichová. Czech translation of the novel excerpt by Tomáš Míka, read by Markéta Potužáková and Přemysl Rut.
About the author
Marli Roode is a writer, poet and literary critic originally from Pretoria, South Africa, now living in Manchester. Her debut novel Call It Dog explores the feelings of no longer belonging in the land of your birth or to your own family. It was met with a critical acclaim and translated to French. Her second novel Vital Signs is set to come out next year. She is currently in Prague, working on three stories, connected by themes of betrayal, privilege and technology, that broadly fall into the category of climate fiction.
