EVENT 09/05: Seth Insua introduces Human, Animal

£5.50

Seth Insua

ISBN 13: 9780857308894

Join us for a fantastic evening with Seth Insua and Dr Paul Merchant to discuss Seth's debut, Human, Animal, a novel which explores the importance of connection in a divided world, alongside themes of family, identity, and the enduring effects of conflict. 

Date:
Friday 9th of May

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
£10.99 ticket with Human, Animal (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

HUMAN, ANIMAL

Dairy farmer George Calvert is fighting to keep the family business afloat. Worried about the future but resistant to change, he refuses to face the reality of his failing farm, his elderly mother's declining health and his troubled relationship with his youngest son, Tom. Newly returned from university, Tom isolates himself in his childhood bedroom, guarding the truth of his burgeoning identity.

When animal rights activists break into the cowshed one morning and Tom appears to side with the protesters, father and son lock horns. As the Calverts begin to unravel, a decades-old secret surfaces - one that might rip them apart completely, or finally unite them.

A deeply moving debut about one family's struggle to find connection in a rapidly changing world, Human, Animal is an ode to the wild, a journey of self-discovery and a hopeful path to common ground.

Human, Animal is a BBC Radio 2 Book Club Pick.

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Seth Insua is an Anglo-Spanish writer & artist. He was born in Kent in 1989. After graduating from the University of Oxford with a First in English Language and Literature, he spent some time working at creative agencies in London, before moving north to become a freelance creative.

He has been shortlisted for the Bridport Prize and The London Magazine's Short Story Competition and was a semi-finalist in the BlueCat Screenplay Competition. 

He currently lives with his husband, David, between Newcastle upon Tyne and Madrid.

Human, Animal is his debut novel.

​https://www.sethinsua.com/ 

 

Dr Paul Merchant is an Associate Professor specializing in Latin American Film and Visual Culture at the University of Bristol. His work often explores the intersection of environmental humanities and Latin American studies, particularly, how culture can help us imagine new ways of relating to our environment and responding to ecological crisis.

Paul is a leading researcher in the Centre for Environmental Humanities at the University of Bristol: one of the UK’s leading centres for research on the environmental humanities.