Dave Eggers in Conversation with Nick Hornby
Art, life and the complicated beauty of both – Dave Eggers celebrates the launch of his novel Contrapposto in conversation with author Nick Hornby.
Join world-renowned author Eggers for an evening of captivating conversation about his book, Contrapposto.
This is a wild and beautiful novel about two friends who believe they can change the world, if only they can start their own movement, dodge charlatans, remain open-eyed and open-hearted, avoid going mad, avoid dying young of rare cancers, stay true to their ideals and never tire of beauty. Not easy, but not impossible, either.
A highly acclaimed author of numerous works – including The Circle, A Hologram for the King and The Eyes and the Impossible – Eggers is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award; the recipient of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, the American Book Award and the Newbery Medal; and co-founder of 826 National, a network of youth writing centres.
Need to know
Copies of Contrapposto are available to purchase as an optional add-on for £16 (RRP £20) when you buy a ticket to the talk. The book must be collected on the night of the event, as we’re unable to distribute copies afterwards.
Reviews
‘This book speaks to my heart. With wit, wisdom, and deep empathy, Contrapposto asks all the hard questions that haunt and enliven a creative life – about art and beauty, about commerce and class, about the cost of passion and the price of success.’
Ruth Ozeki
‘Contrapposto answers the question, “Why are novels irreplaceable?” From page one, I fell in love with its perfectly flawed characters, its big beating heart, its brain and its language. What a sublime act of fiction.’David Mitchell
‘Contrapposto is extraordinary, a lucid and passionate künstlerroman and a drawing of the negative space around the contemporary art world. Cricket, given great talent and passion, is also a quiet rebel: his inability to agree to any of the small compromises necessary to become a big name is what keeps his art a pure, good, white-hot thing.’Lauren Groff
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