Six Lives
Lavie Tidhar's ​works encompasses literary fiction (Maror, Adama and Six Lives), cross-genre classics such as Jerwood Prize winner A Man Lies Dreaming (2014) and World Fantasy Award winner Osama (2011) and genre works like the Campbell and Neukom prize winner Central Station (2016).
He has also written comics (Adler, 2020) and children's books such as Candy (2018) and The Children's Book of the Future (2024).
He is a former columnist for the Washington Post and a current honorary Visiting Professor and Writer in Residence at the American International University in London.
Rooting in the dirt of the past: from Victorian guano empires to the KGB
Lavie Tidhar's latest novel, Six Lives, traces the path of one family, from their rising fortunes in the South American guano trade of the mid-19th century, to present day New York.
Lavie will discuss the research involved in uncovering and following multiple historical strands, from travel journals and spy memoirs to documentaries and obscure Egyptian movies, as well as speaking about the benefits of serendipity and using personal experience in the creative process.