Michel Faber: The ‘Evil Is In The ‘Etail (2020 Event)

One of Scotland’s most gifted and unpredictable writers, Michel
Faber has always defied categorisation. His previous novels
including Under the Skin, The Crimson Petal and the White and The
Book of Strange New Things have been described as ‘unbelievably
clever,’ ‘wildly entertaining’ and ‘impossible to put down.’


Now he returns with D, his most shape-shifting book yet. Like The
Wizard of Oz, Faber’s novel is a political adventure that will be
enjoyed by children and adults alike. Its heroine is brave,
resourceful Dhikilo who lives in a faded English seaside town.
When the letter ‘d’ suddenly disappears from the alphabet and
only Dhikilo notices it’s gone, she embarks on a journey to the
land of Liminus to get the ‘d’ back.


Reminiscent of Charles Dickens and of Lewis Carroll, Michel
Faber’s fable is a delightful sideways look at the evils of our
times. He joins us to discuss Dhikilo’s wild odyssey with
literary critic Stuart Kelly in this event
recorded for the 2020 Book Festival.