Literature - Graeme Armstrong: Raveheart

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Erskine Arts in partnership with Ginger Cat Bookshop are proud to host an evening with Graeme Armstrong. Experience the raw energy of one of Britain’s most electrifying literary voices as Graeme Armstrong discusses his highly anticipated new novel, Raveheart. A former gang member turned award-winning author and BBC documentarian, Armstrong rose to fame with his gritty debut, The Young Team, before being named one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. Now, the BAFTA-nominated creator of Scotland: The Rave returns with a high-octane, "narcotic trip" of a story that blends Scotland’s iconic rave culture with a high-stakes dystopian rebellion.

Raveheart follows DJ Turbo, a local legend fighting back against a draconic ultranationalist regime that has banned youth culture and electronic music. In a "monolithic Greatest Britain," Turbo and his comrades launch a dangerous rave revolt, resurrecting illegal warehouse parties as a powerful act of peaceful insurrection. This "cultural coup d'état" is a hilarious, tragic, and clever exploration of resistance, loyalty, and the survival of the Scottish spirit. Don’t miss this chance to hear from a writer who truly lived the culture he now masterfully transforms into fiction.