The eighth Oxford Conference for the Book is set for
March 30-April 1, 2001. As always, a large and varied collection of
writers, scholars, and industry insiders will converge on Oxford for
readings, lectures, and discussions (and don’t forget parties) on
current issues affecting book culture. There will also be a book signing
featuring all the conference authors on Saturday night.
The 2001
conference is dedicated to Richard Wright (1908‑1960), with a
keynote presentation about this great writer’s work. His many books
include Native Son (1940), 12 Million Black Voices (1941),
Black Boy (1945), White Men, Listen! (1957), and The Long
Dream (1958). Born near Natchez, Wright attended school in Jackson and
left Mississippi as a young man, moving to Memphis, then to Chicago, then
New York, and finally in 1946 to Paris, where he lived until his death.
Other
special events of this year’s conference will be part of the celebration
of the 50th anniversary of Grove Press, the celebrated company that
published many literary iconoclasts and writers of the avant-garde, such
as Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, Henry Miller, Harold
For
further information or to register, contact
Oxford
Conference for the Book
Center for the Study of Southern Culture
The University of Mississippi
Post Office Box 1848
University, MS 38677-1848
Phone
662-915-5993 Fax 662-915-5814