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Meet the Author Night: Lord Jeffrey Archer on "A Prisoner of Birth"

28 Mar 2008

 

Best-selling British author Lord Jeffrey Archer will talk with HK readers about his new book, A Prisoner of Birth, which topped the Hardback Fiction Chart on The Sunday Times and other UK newspapers within three days of its publication.

Lord Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born May 15, 1940) is also a former politician. As one of the youngest Members of Parliament at the age of 29, he served 5 years in the House of Commons, 14 years in the House of Lords and became a life peer in 1992. His political career, however, ended after he was convicted for perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001. Yet it was his time in prison that inspired the creation of his highly acclaimed Prison Diaries series and also formed the basis of his 14th novel A Prisoner of Birth.

The event is jointly presented by HKU Libraries Reading Club and Swindon Book Group.

Date:          March 31, 2008 (Monday)
Time:          5:00pm - 7:00pm
Venue:       1/F, Main Library, The University of Hong Kong
Language: English

For enquiries, please contact HKU Libraries, Ms Pansy Lo (Tel: 2859 2217 / E-mail: pansy@hku.hk)

For Online Registration and More Information, please visit:- http://lib.hku.hk/friends/reading_club/bt2008_6.html  

About HKU Libraries Reading Club
HKU Libraries Reading Club was established in 2001 to promote the cultural and intellectual life of Hong Kong. The Reading Club sponsors a series of book talks featuring leading members of the Hong Kong intellectual community. At these book talks, we invite interesting people to talk about books that interest them.

About Swindon Book Group
Swindon Book Group, which has served HKU's community since its establishment, is Hong Kong's most esteemed book retailer. With a strong focus on nurturing and enhancing the cultural and intellectual pursuits of our customers, we are constantly at the forefront of promoting interaction between authors and the local community.