Don't Miss Out! : Few More Days For FGLF 2016
Here are some acts you just wouldn’t want to miss out on at FGLF!
· Friday 15th – In Conversation - AMITAV GHOSH on his Ibis Trilogy: his bestselling Ibis trilogy comprises Sea of Poppies, River of Smoke and Flood of Fire. The story of the three novels is set in the first half of the 19th century and deals with the trade of opium between India and China run by the East India Company and the trafficking of coolies to Mauritius.
· Thursday 14th Jan – Thinking Out Loud - HUGH THOMSON on Nanda Devi : A Journey to the Last Sanctuary: In this fascinating audio-visual talk, Hugh Thomson talks about his journey to the Nanda Devi Sanctuary, on the border between India and Tibet, a place that had never been entered by human beings until 1934.
· Friday 15th – Thinking out Loud - SABA DOUGLAS-HAMILTON on The Secret Life of Elephants: Wildlife film maker, conservationist and television host, Saba Douglas-Hamilton, talks about her passion for elephants and growing up in the East African bush while her parents did their pioneering research on wild elephant social behaviour.
· Saturday 16th - In Conversation - SONALI DERANIYAGALA on Wave: In 2004, at a beach resort on the coast of Sri Lanka, Sonali Deraniyagala and her family—parents, husband, sons—were swept away by a tsunami. Only Sonali survived to tell their tale. This is her account of the nearly incomprehensible event and its aftermath. In this international best-seller, winner of the PEN Ackerley Prize, Deraniyagala tells her story without artifice or sentimentality.
Tickets are selling out fast, so hurry and get your tickets now at wow.lk or purchase tickets at physical box office venues, in Colombo (wow.lk offices, 176/1, Thimbirigasyaya Road, Colombo 5), Kandy (Empire Cafe, Temple Street, Kandy) and Galle (25, Leyn Baan Street, Galle Fort). Open from 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., from Monday to Saturday.
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