Read up on literary films

THE OLD debate of which is better - the book or the film - is to be tackled in the Capital.

The public will have the chance to study both classic books and their silver screen adaptations as part of a series of events.

The Film of the Book with Liz Hare will take place in the board room of the Central Library from January 24 to March 21, from 2pm to 4pm.

The choices are The Great Gatsby, written by F Scott Fitzgerald and adapted for film in 1974, and Kahaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner, which was adapted for film by Marc Foster in 2007.

The books will be provided by local libraries and the Edinburgh Filmhouse will showing the big screen versions.

To reserve a place, e-mail [email protected] or phone [phone].