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Richard Fidler: The Book of Roads and Kingdoms

Fri 5 May, 6.30pm
Vision Australia Library

Join beloved writer, broadcaster and Conversations host Richard Fidler as he sheds light on his latest masterwork of historical nonfiction, The Book of Roads and Kingdoms.

Fidler brings to life the story of medieval wanderers who travelled to the edges of the known world during Islam’s fabled Golden Age, expertly weaving beautiful and thrilling pictures of a dazzling lost world with the tale of an empire’s rise and devastating fall. Fidler is joined on stage by Astrid Edwards.

In partnership with Vision Australia Library

Duration

1 hour

Categories

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Tickets

20% early-bird discount until 11.59pm, Thursday 6 April
Flexible refund policy
Community tickets for First Nations peoples
Convenient public transport and parking options
Coffee, bars and dining options nearby
Readings bookshops available plus book signings
Over 80% of our 2022 guests felt MWF helped them gain new insights about the world, held their interest and were inclusive, well-produced and topical! (With more than 70% keen to attend again!)

Event artists

Astrid Edwards is a bibliophile. She hosts The Garret: Writers on Writing, teaches writing at RMIT University and judged the 2023 Stella Prize.

Writer-broadcaster Richard Fidler is the author of the bestselling books The Golden Maze and Ghost Empire, and co-author of the bestselling Saga Land with Kári Gíslason. Fidler presents 'Conversations', an in-depth, up...

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