Natasha Brown: Assembly

Hear from debut British literary star Natasha Brown as she reflects on her journey from the world of high finance to emerging as one of the most exciting and acclaimed new authors in recent years. 

‘Be the best. Work harder, work smarter. Exceed every expectation. But also, be invisible, imperceptible. Don’t make anyone uncomfortable. Don’t inconvenience.’ Bold and provocative, Natasha Brown’s debut novel Assembly cuts to the heart of race relations in modern Britain. A clear-eyed and harrowing expose of privilege, ambition and the legacies of colonisation, Assembly was shortlisted for the Folio Prize, the Goldsmiths Prize, the Orwell Prize and the Women’s Prize for Fiction. Don’t miss a wide-ranging discussion about race, class and identity, as Brown joins host Jamila Rizvi for the Wheeler Centre’s Spring Fling.

This event will be photographed and recorded for use by the Wheeler Centre. With thanks to UNSW Centre for Ideas.

Presented in partnership with RMIT Culture and supported by Future Women.  

About Spring Fling

Celebrating our return to the stage and the rejuvenation of the arts and culture communities, Spring Fling is a short series of big ideas offering a delectable picnic spread of events with leading thinkers, writers and creators from Australia and abroad.

Spring Fling is supported by the Melbourne City Revitalisation Fund, a Victorian Government and City of Melbourne partnership.