This Is Not a Cookbook Roxana Manouchehri in conversation with Cauvery Madhavan

In Partnership with Skein Press

Join us for the launch of This Is Not a Cookbook (Skein Press), a unique blend of memoir with food writing alongside evocative lithographic artwork. The vignettes in the book chronicle Roxana Manouchehri’s childhood growing up in Tehran in the 80s following the Iranian Revolution, the profound influence of the women who surrounded her, and the legacy of memories handed down during wartime. Featuring readings, conversation, exhibition and sale of artwork, and nibbles to savour from the author’s own recipes. Roxana will be in conversation with author Cauvery Madhavan. 

Roxana Manouchehri is an Iranian-Irish multidisciplinary artist, writer, translator and art advisor based in Dublin. She received an MFA in Fine Art from the Tehran University of Art. She teaches art across universities and museums worldwide and has showcased her work in more than 50 group exhibitions and 17 solo shows internationally. She has received awards from the Solstice Arts Center, The Arts Council of Ireland, and the National Youth Council of Ireland. Roxana is a founder of Transnational Arts Ireland, a digital platform promoting intercultural artistic exchange between countries.

Born in India, Cauvery Madhavan moved to Ireland 38 years ago and has been in love with the country ever since. Her books Paddy Indian and The Uncoupling were published to critical acclaim. Her last novel, The Tainted, was chosen by Laureate Sebastian Barry for his Laureate Picks 2020. It was one of An Post Irish Book Awards’ Top Summer Reads. The book was chosen by The Times for their list of top40 Historical Fiction novels and won the runner-up prize for the SAHR Prize for Military Fiction. Cauvery was an Ambassador for the Play It Forward Fellowship and served as a judge for the Irish Novel Fair 2022. Her new book, The Inheritance, has been widely hailed as a sumptuous, moving evocation of landscape, history and the human spirit. A very keen golfer and cook, she has three children and lives with her husband in County Kildare.

This event is presented with the kind support of Dublin UNESCO City of Literature, Dublin City Council, and Free Space at Temple Bar Gallery + Studios. Free Space creates opportunities for artists and arts organisations to access space in the city for peer learning, artist exchanges, project development and presentations.