Now entering its fourth year, Dublin: One City, One Book is a project designed to encourage everyone in the city to read the same book during the month of April each year. The project promotes reading in a city which boasts one of the world’s greatest literary heritages including four Nobel Laureates.
The chosen book for the 2009 Dublin: One City, One Book is Dracula by Irish author Bram Stoker.
Dracula was written in 1897, and has been translated into many languages. It has been the inspiration for many other works, and has been widely adapted for the stage and film.
Abraham “Bram” Stoker was born on the 8 November 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent (then Clontarf, now Fairveiw) on Dublin’s northside. He died in London on 20 April 1912.
The 2009 Programme will include a film festival, exhibitions, live theatre, tours, talks from the likes of noted Dracula scholar Professor Elizabeth Miller and Stoker biographer Paul Murray
On Saturday the 18th of April, Dynamite writers Leah Moore and John Reppion will be giving a talk on their latest project The Complete Dracula. The Complete Dracula is a brand new five issue comic book version of Stoker’s novel illustrated by Colton Worley which aims to be the most faithful adaptation of the work to date. The talk will be held at the prestigious Dublin Writers Museum and will begin at 3 pm.
More details on the talk can be found in our Upcoming Events.