Stan Grant in conversation with Dr Anita Heiss

ABOUT THE EVENT:

Stan Grant is talking to his country in a new way. In his most poetic and inspiring work yet, the Wiradjuri writer offers us a means of moving beyond the binaries and embracing a path to peace and forgiveness rooted in the Wiradjuri spiritual practice of Yindyamarra – deep silence and respect.

On Monday 2 December at State Library NSW Auditorium, join Stan Grant in conversation with Dr Anita Heiss regarding his latest book 'Murriyang: Song of Time'.

Copies of 'Murriyang: Song of Time' will be available for purchase at the venue through Roaring Stories, with Grant signing copies after the discussion.

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Attendees are asked to arrive at 6.00pm for a 6.30pm start. Seating is unallocated – another reason to arrive early to secure an optimal spot. Access to the venue is via the Mitchel Library Entrance from 6.00pm, please refer to the library entrance map here. Beverages are available to purchase from 6.00pm and will also be available post event in the glass house auditorium. 

If you miss out on a ticket, you can still watch the event, a recording will also be available to view later as an upload on the Roaring Stories YouTube channel.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

Murriyang: Song of Time, in part Grant’s response to the Voice referendum, eschews politics for love. In this gorgeous, grace-filled book, he zooms out to reflect on the biggest questions, ranging across the history, literature, theology, music and art that has shaped him, setting aside anger for kindness, reaching past the secular to the sacred and transcendent.

Inspired by spiritual thinkers and sages from around the world, Grant finds connections with Plato, Saint Augustine, Isaac Newton, jazz saxophonist John Coltrane, Saint Teresa of Avila, Simone Weil, among others. Murriyang is a Wiradjuri prayer in one long uninterrupted breath, challenging Western notions of linear, historical time in favour of Indigenous concepts of deep, circular time – the Dreaming.

Murriyang is also very personal, each meditation interleaved with a memory of Grant’s father – a Wiradjuri cultural leader – and asking how any of us can say goodbye to those we love.

It is a book for our current moment, and something for the ages.

Stan Grant's forthcoming novel, Murriyang is published December 4th, 2024.

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ABOUT STAN GRANT

Writer, journalist, historian, and author of four best-selling books, Stan Grant is one of Australia’s most prominent writers about identity, nationhood and belonging.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Refunds

Please note that tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled or postponed due to extenuating circumstances. Refunds are not issued within 48 hours notice of event date. Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.

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This event is presented by Roaring Stories and the Bundyi imprint under Simon and Schuster Australia. The State Library of NSW is the venue for this event, however all content is presented by Roaring Stories who should be contacted with any enquiries about the event

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