Mr Vikas Swarup, the outgoing Deputy High Commissioner of India to South Africa and author of the world acclaimed novel, Question and Answers will speak at a public lecture. The lecture is the second in a series of public lectures hosted by the DAC Book Club to mainstream literature as part of the national discourse.
The novel has been adapted to a movie, Slumdog Millionaire with resounding success. Earlier this year, the movie won eight Oscars and is hailed as the "Film of the Decade". His second book, Six Suspects will also be turned into a movie.
Swarup's lecture entitled Adaptation from script to screen is his last public appearance in South Africa before he departs for Japan where he will posted as a diplomat. The lecture will take place as follows:
Date: 12 June 2009
Time: 18h00
Venue: National Library of South Africa, 228 Proes Street, Pretoria
Media enquiries:
Mpho Matjele
Cell: 082 902 72 38
Tel: 012 441 3489
Issued by: Department of Arts and Culture
2 June 2009
