October, 2019
201901Oct19:00Kimon Friar Lecture | The Self in Literature19:00
Event Details
When: Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 19:00 Where: Pierce Theater The American College of Greece and the Attica Tradition Foundation invite you to the Twenty-Fifth Annual Kimon Friar Lecture by: Ian McEwan The Self in
Event Details
When: Tuesday, October 1, 2019, 19:00
Where: Pierce Theater
The American College of Greece and the Attica Tradition Foundation invite you to the Twenty-Fifth Annual Kimon Friar Lecture by:
Ian McEwan
The Self in Literature
Ian McEwan was born in 1948 and lives in Gloucestershire, England. He is a critically acclaimed author of short stories and novels, as well as The Daydreamer, a set of stories for children. He has written many screenplays as well as the libretto for an opera. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, 1975, won the Somerset Maugham Award.
His novels include The Child in Time, which won the 1987 Whitbread Novel of the Year Award, The Cement Garden, Enduring Love, Amsterdam, which won the 1998 Booker Prize, Atonement, Saturday, Solar and Sweet Tooth. His novels On Chesil Beach and The Children Act, were recently adapted by him for the screen. This year sees the publication of Machines Like Me, a novel about AI.
Reception to follow
Open to the Public
Free Admission
For more information, contact us at:
210 600 9800 ext. 1456
Deree – The American College of Greece
6 Gravias Street
Aghia Paraskevi, Attiki
Organised by: The American College of Greece and the Attica Tradition Foundation