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Andrew O’Hagan‘s novel Caledonian Road, a finalist for the 2024 Orwell Political Fiction Book Prize, has garnered the attention of readers around the globe due to the Scottish author’s masterful storytelling and sharp analysis of British class, politics and money. Set in London, Caledonian Road weaves together the lives of five interconnected families. At the centre of the story is Campbell Flynn, whose life takes a dramatic turn when he becomes embroiled in a scandal that threatens to upend both his professional and personal worlds. Don’t miss this captaviting conversation on class, culture, politics, and the corrupting power of money in the modern world.

Moderator: Randy Boyagoda

Generously supported by TIFA’s Global Authors Club: Gail and Mark Appel, The Marilyn and Charles Baillie Family Foundation, The Lynn and Brent Belzberg Foundation, The Bennett Family Foundation, The Honourable Nicole Eaton, Harriet Lewis and Eldon Bennett, The L’Heureux Family Foundation, Beth Nowers and Jack Curtin, Nalini and Tim Stewart.

This event is supported by Scottish Books International and The Scottish Government in Canada.

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Andrew O’Hagan

Andrew O’Hagan, a Scottish novelist and essayist, is a winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction, a three-time nominee for the Booker Prize, the editor-at-large of the London Review of Books, and a contributor to The New Yorker and the New York Review of Books. He lives in London.

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Photo credit: Christina Jansen.