In the winter instalment of our Salon Series, we’re digging deep into the archives and uncovering untold stories and perspectives. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Geraldine Brooks will discuss her first book in seven years, Horse, with host Ramona Koval. Inspired by a true story, the novel connects three narratives surrounding a famous US thoroughbred racehorse to explore legacies of racism, horse-racing and art. The event will open with a poetry reading by Flora Chol, whose work deconstructs unnatural systems and serves to place the human voice in a state of unapologetic truth and power. To close the evening, enjoy a transporting musical performance by Mindy Meng Wang 王萌, whose unique compositions explore the fertile space between Chinese classical and Western contemporary music. Enjoy a glass of complimentary De Bortoli wine from the Yarra Valley on arrival and join us for an evening of archival artistry, as we drag what’s out of sight into the light.
Presented in partnership with State Library Victoria
Wines for this event are generously provided by De Bortoli Wines, Yarra Valley
Illustration by Megan Herbert.
In partnership with State Library Victoria, we’re bringing you a series of seasonal creative salons celebrating Australia’s most exciting thinkers and performers. So grab a glass of wine, pull up a chair, and dive into a vibrant evening of creativity and culture.
Hansen Hall and Conversation Quarter, State Library Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Get directionsThe bookseller for this event is Readings.
Geraldine Brooks AO is an author and journalist who worked for the Sydney Morning Herald, National Times and the Wall Street Journal. As a foreign correspondent, she covered crises in the Mideast, Africa and the Balkans ...
Flora Chol Is Melbourne based South Sudanese writer, Poet and activist. Flora migrated to Australia with her mother, brothers and sister in 2003. Flora describes herself as ‘an earthly black woman writing in a stream of literary ...
Mindy Meng Wang 王萌 is a versatile Chinese/Australian Composer and world leading contemporary Guzheng Performing Artist. She is a pioneer to bring the Guzheng (ancient Chinese harp) into many western genres ...
Ramona Koval is a writer who has worked as a journalist and broadcaster. Her most recent books are A Letter to Layla: Travels to our Deep Past and Near Future, Bloodhound: Searching For My Father, and ...