Former Greek Finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been announced as one of the speakers at Manchester Literature Festival.
Yanis Varoufakis is a world-famous economist, political leader and the author of several bestselling books, including Talking to My Daughter, Technofeudalism, Adults in the Room and Another Now.
He will share insights from his powerful new memoir, Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance. Blending intimate family stories with the sweeping history of twentieth-century Greece, Yanis traces the lives of the remarkable women who shaped him – his mother Eleni, grandmothers Anna and Trisevgeni, and his partner Danae – against a backdrop of Nazi occupation, communist resistance, civil war, dictatorship, and economic collapse. With clarity and passion, he explores how the forces of history shape our lives and how we endure.
This is a unique opportunity to hear one of Europe’s most influential and provocative voices reflect on family and his political awakening.
Yanis Varoufakis will speak at 7.30pm on 30th September at RNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD. Click here to book your place.
Other renowned writers appearing at Manchester Literature Festival include Irvine Welsh, Kate Mosse, Simon Armitage and Jeanette Winterson. You can view the full list of events here.