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"<P ><SPAN ><SPAN >Join us for an evening with acclaimed author <STRONG>Edward St Aubyn</STRONG> to discuss his new</SPAN> novel Dunbar, a modern retelling of King Lear.</SPAN></P>\r\n<P ><SPAN >Henry Dunbar, the once powerful head of a global corporation, handed over the family business to his two eldest daughters, Abby and Megan. Now imprisoned in a care home in the Lake District with only a demented alcoholic comedian as company, Dunbar starts planning his escape. As he flees into the hills, his family is hot on his heels. But who will find him first: his beloved youngest daughter Florence, or Abby and Megan, so keen to divest him of his estate? </SPAN></P>\r\n<P ><SPAN >St Aubyn is best known for his five <A HREF=\"https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2011/aug/17/edward-st-aubyn-interview\" TARGET=\"_blank\" REL=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">autobiographical Patrick Melrose novels</A>, which dissect the agonies of family life with honesty, wit and precision. His debut novel <A HREF=\"https://bookshop.theguardian.com/never-mind.html\" TARGET=\"_blank\" REL=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Never Mind</A> won a Betty Trask award, while the fourth in the Melrose series, <A HREF=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/jan/14/fiction.edwardstaubyn\" TARGET=\"_blank\" REL=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Mother's Milk</A>, was shortlisted for the 2006 Man Booker prize. </SPAN></P>\r\n<P ><SPAN >Dunbar is part of the <A HREF=\"https://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/feb/26/edward-st-aubyn-king-lear-hogarth-shakespeare\" TARGET=\"_blank\" REL=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hogarth Shakespeare series</A> of novels based on plays by William Shakespeare. It follows Jeanette Winterson’s The Gap of Time – her take on The Winter’s Tale – and Howard Jacobson’s reimagining of The Merchant of Venice, Shylock is My Name. </SPAN></P>\r\n<P ><SPAN >St Aubyn will be in conversation with <STRONG>John Mullan</STRONG><SPAN >, <SPAN >professor of English literature at UCL and host of the Guardian Book Club.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\r\n<P ><EM >Tickets are £15, or £28 including a copy of Dunbar<SPAN >.</SPAN></EM></P>\r\n<P ><EM >There will be a book signing after the talk and copies of the novel will also be available to buy on the night.</EM></P>\r\n<P ><EM >Running time: 90 minutes, no interval.</EM></P>\r\n<P ><SPAN ><EM ><SPAN >W</SPAN><SPAN >heelchair users and visitors who require an assistant may bring a companion free of charge. To book a free companion ticket please email <A  HREF=\"mailto:%20guardianlive.events@theguardian.com\" TARGET=\"_blank\" REL=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><SPAN >guardianlive.events@theguardian.com</SPAN></A></SPAN></EM></SPAN></P>\r\n<P > </P>\r\n<P DIR=\"ltr\" ><SPAN > </SPAN></P>\r\n<P DIR=\"ltr\" ><SPAN > </SPAN></P>\r\n<!-- main-image: https://media.gutools.co.uk/images/0bda7adccbfc6f1d33dd0c8c4c92e23861ef39e4?crop=342_683_3715_2229 -->"
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