Join us for a fantastic evening with the critically-acclaimed Swiss author, Laura Vogt, to discuss her latest novel, Woman, Idle. Joined by Dr Natalie Ferris, Lecturer in contemporary women's writing at the University of Bristol, this will be an incredibly fascinating and thought-provoking evening.

Date:
Wednesday 24th of September

Venue:
Max Minerva's, 47 Henleaze Road, BS9 4JU

Time:
Doors at 18:30. Discussion at 19:00. Finish approx 20:00.

Tickets:
£5.50 ticket only
£12.99 ticket with Woman, Idle (paperback)
£1 Pay What You Can
(Please only choose the PWYC tickets if you need to, they are limited and intended for those who really need them.)

50p from each ticket goes to Caring In Bristol

You don't need to bring your ticket with you, we will have a list of names on the door. Books will be available to buy on the night. 

ABOUT THE BOOK

Woman, Idle

Told in alternating voices, Woman, Idle explores two main questions: What kind of women have I become? What kind of women do I want to be?

In the Swiss mountains, Romi and Szibilla arrive at Nora’s childhood home to find their long-time friend has retreated into silence. 

With Nora refusing to speak and her mother keeping them at arm’s length, Romi and Szibilla are forced into an uneasy time together over the next five days. Their mutual acquaintance will bring out their own insecurities as friends, lovers, and mothers, unexpectedly confronted with themselves and their own choices.

This is a novel that masterfully blends daily-life reflections with suspense. Insightful yet easy to read, readers will be captivated by the mystery surrounding the silent woman. A novel impossible to put down.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR & TRANSLATOR

Laura Vogt studied cultural studies and literary writing. Her debut novel, So einfach war es also zu gehen (2016) featured at the Solothurn Literature Days and PROSOMOVA. In 2022, Heloise Press published her second novel, Was uns betrifft (What Concerns Us). In addition to prose, she also writes poetry, plays, and journalistic texts. She lives with her family in eastern Switzerland.

Caroline Waight is an award-winning literary translator. Her translations include books by Laura Vogt, Caroline Albertine Minor, Ingvild Rishøi, Maren Uthaug, Asta Olivia Nordenhof and Dorthe Nors. Most recently, she was a finalist for the 2023 PEN Translation Award and received a special commendation at the 2023 Warwick Prize for Women in Translation.

https://www.heloisepress.com/book/woman-idle

Dr Natalie Ferris is a specialist in literature and visual culture of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, with particular interests in theories of secrecy, intelligibility, and gender. Alongside her academic work, she is a published literary and arts critic, authoring exhibition catalogue essays for institutions such as the Royal Academy of Art, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and Galeria Helga de Alvear, and for publications such as Frieze, Tate Etc., the Guardian, Bricks from the Kiln. Her research has featured in the Guardian, Times Literary Supplement, and London Review of Books.