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This year, Faber & Faber celebrates its 90th anniversary. One of the world's great publishing houses, Faber has been a home to the likes of TS Eliot, Sylvia Plath, Samuel Beckett, William Golding and many, many more distinguished poets, playwrights and novelists (its backlist features books by no fewer than 13 Nobel Laureates and seven Booker Prize-winners).

For this special event, we've invited Toby Faber, former managing director of Faber and grandson of founder Geoffrey Faber, to speak about the untold stories behind some of the greatest literature of the twentieth century - from Eliot's magnificent reading reports to Samuel Beckett on swearing and censorship; from the rejection of George Orwell's Animal Farm to Philip Larkin's reluctance to attend poetry readings ('people's imaginary picture of you is always so much more flattering than the reality'). It's a fascinating story, and a hymn to the role of literature in all our lives.

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CONCESSIONS: Concessionary ticket prices are available for people who are registered disabled, unemployed or on a low wage, under 16s and students.

Free personal assistant tickets are available for all of our events. These can be secured by emailing info@kenilworthartsfestival.co.uk.

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Smalley Pl,

Kenilworth,

Warwickshire,

England,

CV8 1QG.