Gutenberg's Apprentice Author Alix Christie to Speak at the Westport Library

Follow the birth of printing in medieval Germany when Alix Christie discusses her historical novel, “Gutenberg’s Apprentice,” on Sunday, October 5, at 2 pm in the Westport Library’s McManus Room. Books will be available for purchase and signing at the program, which is free and open to the public.

This story of invention, intrigue and betrayal is told through the lives of the three men who made printing possible—an ambitious young scribe, a merchant and inventor and entrepreneur Johann Gutenberg. Both mechanical challenges and the power of the Catholic Church threaten the undertaking, which led, eventually, to the birth of today's publishing industry.

Christie grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and is an author, journalist and letterpress printer. She learned the craft of letterpress printing as an apprentice to two master California printers, including her grandfather, the foreman of the last hot-type foundry in San Francisco who owns and operates a 1910 Chandler & Price letterpress. Christie earned a graduate degree in fine arts from St. Mary’s College, where she studied under Michael Chabon and Susan Straight. She currently lives in London, where she reviews books and arts for The Economist. “Gutenberg's Apprentice” is her first novel. 

For further information, phone 203-291-4800, or check westportlibrary.org.

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Submitted by Westport, CT

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