Chair: Mireille Juchau

Gail Jones' and Shirley Hazzard’s hypnotic novels describe how moments of historical intensity can shift and slow time; both attend to how art can transfigure a life. In her brilliant biography, Brigitta Olubas surveys Hazzard’s life and work with a novelist’s eye for the private and intimate. Jones’ Salonika Burning is set in Greece where four historical figures undertake caring at the frontlines of war. What craft and style decisions establish these fraught encounters? Join highly acclaimed biographer Olubas and award-winning novelist Jones in conversation with Mireille Juchau.

Event details: Sat 04 Mar, 2:30pm on the West Stage