Beneath the Veneer: André Forget & Naben Ruthnum
October 02 at 6:30pm
Toronto-based authors André Forget and Naben Ruthnum come together to examine the seemingly well-intentioned, but often insidious, narratives of so-called progress that permeate our modern times. In Forget’s latest novel, In the City of Pigs, failed musician Alexander is determined to prove himself as a journalist. When he stumbles across a story about an ambitious experimental music collective, he winds up chasing answers ever deeper into a shadowy world of amorphous real estate deals and finance capitalism. Ruthnum’s Hero of Our Time examines the veneer of racial conversations in the West, exposing the venomous self-congratulation and devouring lust for wealth and power lurking beneath.
Interviewer: Nathan Maharaj
Ticket Info:
Date & Time: October 2 at 6:30pm ET
Where: Brigantine Room in Harbourfront Centre
Duration: 60 minutes
Ticket prices: $17 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing
