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Jim McIntyre - Nikolai the Perfect

Author Talk

2023-04-28 14:00:00 2023-04-28 15:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Jim McIntyre - Nikolai the Perfect Terang-based author Jim McIntyre joins us to talk about his book - and the even more remarkable story behind the book! Colac Library -

Friday, April 28
2:00pm - 3:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-28 14:00:00 2023-04-28 15:00:00 Australia/Melbourne Jim McIntyre - Nikolai the Perfect Terang-based author Jim McIntyre joins us to talk about his book - and the even more remarkable story behind the book! Colac Library -

Terang-based author Jim McIntyre joins us to talk about his book - and the even more remarkable story behind the book!

Join us for a talk with local writer Jim McIntyre. His debut novel, Nikolai the Perfect, thirty years in the writing, was Equal Runner Up in the 2015 Victorian Premier's Unpublished Manuscript Award (to Jane Harper for The Dry).

 Set in Russia, Melbourne, and the Dandenongs, and drawing on his five years living in Moscow in the aftermath of communism's collapse, Nikolai the Perfect was twice nominated in The Age survey of Australian writers' Top Ten reads for 2020.

Award-winning author Bram Presser has described it as "striking in its lyrical beauty . . . a truly marvellous novel".

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Author Talks |

TAGS: | recommended |

Colac Library

colac@grlc.vic.gov.au
Phone: (03) 5231 4613

Hours

Colac Library

Mon, May 12 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Tue, May 13 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Wed, May 14 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Thu, May 15 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Fri, May 16 8:30AM to 5:30PM
Sat, May 17 9:00AM to 12:00PM
Sun, May 18 Closed

Tel: (03) 5231 4613

About the Library

The Colac Community Library and Learning Centre is a modern, state-of-the art facility built in 2010 for the Colac district community. The centre accommodates the general community, Colac Secondary College students and other learning groups including TAFE and U3A students.

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Mon, May 26, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, May 27, 4:00pm - 5:00pm
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Wed, May 28, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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Thu, May 29, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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Thu, May 29, 11:30am - 11:50am
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Fri, May 30, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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Sat, May 31, 9:30am - 11:30am
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Mon, Jun 02, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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Mon, Jun 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
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Tue, Jun 03, 9:30am - 5:00pm
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