Rooting For the Anti-Hero

Kevin Chong and Hana Shafi

8:00pm

Thursday, September 28, 2023

60 mins

Kevin Chong and Hana Shafi celebrate the underdogs, the anti-heroes, the misfits and weirdos in their latest works which, through playful genre-bending, poetry and prose, highlight the beauty, charm and nostalgia of everyday lives.

A unique work of metafiction, Chong’s The Double Life of Benson Yu follows a comic book artist losing control of his newest story as the narrative of his own life starts to take over.

Part-poetry collection, part-art book, Shafi’s People You Know, Places You’ve Been is a charming collage of the familiar archetypes of the everyday, from the Greasy Spoon to the Hot Professor to the Waiting Room.

Moderated by Angelyn Francis.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Conversation

How to attend

$19.99

Single Day Pass

$249.99

Full Festival Pass

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A unique work of metafiction, Chong’s The Double Life of Benson Yu follows a comic book artist losing control of his newest story as the narrative of his own life starts to take over.

Moderated by Angelyn Francis.

This event will be followed by a book signing.

Conversation

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Kevin Chong

Kevin Chong is the award-winning author of several books of fiction and non-fiction. His work has appeared in The Guardian, The Rumpus and more. He currently lives in Vancouver and is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia, Okanagan campus.