Speaking: Galle Literary Festival, 27 January - 1 February 2009

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Series[UMA-SRE-20170009] SPEAKINGAccession[2014.0038] GERMAINE GREER ARCHIVEIdentifierUMA-ITE-2017000900713Scope and ContentContains: Invitation, correspondence and schedule on Greer participation in the Galle Literary Festival, Sri Lanka, 28/1-1/2/2009. Greer spoke at four events during the four day festival: 'Writing Taboos' 29/1/2009, 'Dead Men's Tales' 30/1/2009, 'Literary Dinner' 31/1/2009, 'Who Put the Post into Post-feminism? Germaine Greer speaks her mind' 1/2/2009, for travel and accommodation only. The Festival Director Geoffrey Dobbs also organised a "surprise" birthday dinner for her on 29/1/2009. Includes laser print of typescript, 22 pages, unnumbered, comprises two pages "For" and "Against" Bob Dylan, begins: "FOR Pulitzer Prize Special Citation...", followed by 20 pages Dylan song lyrics; Festival Programme; participant brief; 4 pages brief on author and book choices of presenters in session Dead Men's Tales, (2 sets), one headed "Michael"; travel itineraries and correspondence on travel and visa arrangements and payment. Correspondents: Germaine Greer; Carol Horne (for Germaine Greer); Geoffrey Dobbs, Founder, Galle Literary Festival; Sunila Galappatti, Programme Director, Galle Literary Festival; Manomi Fernado, Galle Literary Festival, Travel Team; Edna O'Brien (with photocopy of letter to Edna O'Brien, 23/1/2009, from Geoffrey Bond re Byron); [illegible], Rohini [illegible], Kandha shakdhi [?]; [illegible], Cameron Media Ltd. Subjects: Lectures and lecturing; Festivals; Bob DylanAccess StatusAccess restrictions applyRequest TypeRequest unitUnit2017.0009 Unit 0021

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CreatorGreer, GermaineRoleProvenance

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Date19 May 2008-23 August 2009

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Speaking: Galle Literary Festival, 27 January - 1 February 2009