World Literature: Claire Messud (USA) & Andrew O’Hagan (Scotland)
Schedule
Mon Jun 24 2024 at 07:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15212 | Pittsburgh, PA
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Our World Literature series continues with not one but two acclaimed novelists & friends.In this program curated and moderated by Anderson Tepper, Booker Prize finalists and friends Claire Messud and Andrew O’Hagan take the City of Asylum stage together to talk about their life and work. Claire’s This Strange Eventful History follows one family over the course of 70 years; acclaimed novelist Yiyun Li describes the story as a “tour de force…the War and Peace of the 20th and 21st century.” Andy’s Caledonian Road follows five interconnected families and offers a biting critique of the British class system; Peter Morgan, creator of The Crown, calls it “Dickens and Wolfe and Thackeray and Hogarth and Amis.” These novels do what the best novels do: explore, question, and help us make sense of the human condition.
“How fortunate we are that Claire Messud and Andrew O’Hagan, two true literary masters, have new books out this Spring—and that they’ve picked Pittsburgh as the place to rekindle their transatlantic friendship. Messud’s This Strange Eventful History delves into a family history that sweeps across decades, from World War II to the 21st century, and moves from Algeria to Australia, Massachusetts and beyond. While O’Hagan’s Caledonian Road brilliantly captures—and skewers—the mores and pretensions of contemporary London. What a joy to bring them together at City of Asylum!” —Anderson Tepper, Curator of World Literature
You can purchase your own copy of Claire’s book This Strange Eventful History and Andrew’s book Caledonian Road at City of Asylum Bookstore.
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Where is it happening?
40 W. North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15212Event Location & Nearby Stays:
