The acclaimed British writer Patricia Duncker (right) is giving a public reading of her work as part of the University of Malta’s Evenings on Campus summer festival, on Friday 24 July. She will also participate in a question and answer session and book signing. The event is organised by Evenings on Campus, in collaboration with the University of Malta’s Department of English and the British Council.

“It is a wonderful opportunity to meet one of the most vibrant and inventive novelists writing in English today, and the university will benefit from hosting someone who is well-known for her role in the organisation of international literary festivals and in advising on Creative Writing initiatives,” said Professor Ivan Callus, head of the Department of English at the University of Malta.

Patricia Duncker was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1951. From 2002-06 she was Professor of Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, and she is now Professor of Modern Literature at the University of Manchester. Her first novel, the acclaimed Hallucinating Foucault (1996) won the Dillons First Fiction Award and the McKitterick Prize. Monsieur Shoushana’s Lemon Trees (1997) was short-listed for the PEN/Macmillan Silver Pen Award. Her latest novel is Miss Webster and Chérif (2006), a comedy of errors set in the post-9/11 world with an indomitable leading character.

The event will take place on 24 July at 8.30pm at the Old University Courtyard, St Paul’s Street, Valletta. Entrance is 8 euros. Tickets can be booked by email on [email protected] or purchased at the door before the performance. Further information can be found at www.um.edu.mt/events/eonc or by phoning on 2340 2043.

The Koperativa Kulturali Universitarja (KKU) acknowledges the contribution of its important sponsors: KPMG, Malta Council for Culture and the Arts, Corinthia Group and Audio System who, despite the present economic reality, decided to work with KKU and the University because they believe in the value and quality of this summer festival.