Judith Schalansky: Maps of the Imagination

In 2022, Judith Schalansky was named as the ninth author to write secret work for Future Library which will remain unpublished until 2114. With two genre-defying books, An Inventory of Losses and Atlas of Remote Islands, Schalansky has forged a special place as a poetic conjuror of things that can only exist in our imaginations. Whether they’re unreachable islands or Greta Garbo’s fading beauty, Schalansky’s creations are fearsomely evocative. In conversation with Cal Flyn.

Categories: European Fiction, Fiction

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Feats of Imagination

What’s the relationship between reading, imagination, and health? This question fuels The Edinburgh Readerbank: an ambitious new study from Durham University with whom the Book Festival have forged a major new long-term partnership. Hear from experts as they share perspectives on belief, perception, and the imagination. And then join us in participating in a potentially game-changing study…