Sir Terry Pratchett: Imagination, not intelligence, made us human

Sir Terry Pratchett is one of the modern world s most renowned authors. The 38 tales of the Discworld series, set in a strange yet strangely familiar world on the back of a giant turtle, have defied the limits of genre and attracted adoring fans around the world. Translated into 32 languages and selling over 60 million copies worldwide, Pratchett received a knighthood in 2009. He has been winner of the British Science Fiction Award, the Carnegie Medal, the Writers Guild Award and the Smarties Prize Silver Award. He is also Britain s most shoplifted author. In this exclusive Melbourne appearance, the satirist, novelist and muchloved icon joins Michael Williams for a broad, entertaining discussion at RMIT s Storey Hall. Touching on Pratchett s early work as a journalist, his first forays into fiction and his thoughts on death and religion, the author also shares insights into his stories and characters. Pratchett opens with a preview read by his insistent, Rob Wilkins of Sam Vimes exploits from the fo