13/06/2008 03:49:00
The world exclusive launch of Sir Sean Connery's memories will take place at the Edinburgh International Book Festival.
According to the BBC, the unveiling of Sir Sean's long-awaited memories will mark the end of the two-week literary event which takes a prominent place among many popular Edinburgh festivals. Born in Fountainbridge, the veteran actor is now a familiar face across the land and his book, entitled Being a Scot, is expected to shed light on his views about Scotland.
Catherine Lockerbie, the director of the book festival, told the BBC that the event will "illuminate what Fountainbridge's most famous former milkman thinks of many aspects of Scottish culture and life, including sport, architecture and of course the gothic tendency in Scots literature."
She added: "In this special year it was obviously essential to bring Sir Sean back to the city of his birth, on the day of his birthday, for a world exclusive launch of his first book."
The Edinburgh International Book Festival is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year and the August event is expected to be the biggest in the festival's history. What's more, Sir Sean's appearance at the culmination of the celebration coincides with the star's 78th birthday.
The 100th anniversary of the birth of James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, will also be celebrated with a number of other 007-related events.
A record 800 authors participating in over 750 events will be gracing Charlotte Square this year - with major literary names, such as Sir Salman Rushdie, Louis de Bernieres, Margaret Atwood, Alan Silitoe and Hanif Kureishi on the bill.
Sir Sean Connery is also expected to attend the Edinburgh International Film Festival, which will open on 18 June with the Edge of Love, a new film about Dylan Thomas that was partly shot on location in south Wales.