Event: Author Event Karen Babayan
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Join us for an afternoon with Karen Babayan, who will be talking about her 2019 book, Swallows and Armenians. Using newly-appraised correspondence and diaries as its basis, this collection of short stories, shows how a Cumbrian/Armenian family inspired the characters for the Walker family in Arthur Ransome's classic children's book, Swallows and Amazons.
Karen Babayan was born in Iran to Armenian/British parents, moving to Leeds in November 1978 just prior to the Islamic Revolution of January 1979. She gained a PhD in Contemporary Art Practice from Leeds Beckett University and was awarded
C-Art Cumbria Artist of the Year.
Karen Babayan was born in Iran to Armenian/British parents, moving to Leeds in November 1978 just prior to the Islamic Revolution of January 1979. She gained a PhD in Contemporary Art Practice from Leeds Beckett University and was awarded
C-Art Cumbria Artist of the Year.
Dates/Schedule
06 September 2019
14:00 - 15:30
14:00 - 15:30
Venue
Venue Name:
Kendal Library
Organised by:
Kendal Library
Stricklandgate
Kendal
LA9 4PY
Kendal
LA9 4PY
Contact
Contact Name:
Telephone:
01539713520
General
Cost
£2.00