About This Event

Spanning decades and continents, from revolutionary 19th-century France to Istanbul, Egypt and Beirut, Elif Shafak ’s astonishing new novel explores what literature can offer when the world feels broken. Bridging Western prose and Eastern poetry, In One Brief Moment All Eternity paints a portrait of Gustave Flaubert, told through the lives of the women who shaped him. Join Elif, whose work has been shortlisted for prestigious awards including the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction, in conversation with Rebecca Jones . There is a book signing after this event . Get ahead of your Festival reading and visit the Waterstones Cheltenham Literature Festival bookshop and support Cheltenham Festivals with every purchase.

Staying overnight?

Hotels within walking distance of Cheltenham Town Hall.

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