About
The King James Bible had a profound influence on Samuel Beckett's writing; in his later years it was always present in the rooms where he worked. Why has the King James Bible retained this influence across the centuries and how does it inspire contemporary writers? Is there an ongoing creative dialogue with its language? Robert McCrum and Malika Booker, in conversation with Carlo Gébler, offer their perspectives.
Robert McCrum is a writer, journalist and broadcaster. He was Editor-in-Chief of Faber & Faber (1980-1995) and Literary Editor of The Observer (1996-2012). His books include The Story of English and Shakespearean: On Life & Language in Times of Disruption.
Malika Booker is a British poet of Guyanese and Grenadian parentage, co-founder of Malika’s Poetry Kitchen (a writer’s collective), and a lecturer at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her poetry collection Pepper Seed was shortlisted for the Seamus Heaney Centre 2014 prize for first full collection. She was the inaugural Poet in Residence at The Royal Shakespeare Company.
Carlo Gébler is a writer and broadcaster. His most recent book is A Cold Eye: Notes from a Shared Island 1989 - 2024.
