Lessons: Ian McEwan with Eleanor Wachtel

Ian McEwan and Eleanor Wachtel

Lessons: Ian McEwan with Eleanor Wachtel

Ian McEwan and Eleanor Wachtel

7:30pm

Monday, September 26, 2022

Set to be a literary highlight of the year, bestselling British author Ian McEwan makes his only Canadian appearance to launch his latest novel, Lessons, an epic and intimate tale of one man’s life that spans decades, from the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the pandemic today. McEwan gives us a protagonist who has often let history control his life, but who also struggles against it, and searches for ways to cope with the things he’s lost. McEwan is a well-versed and award-winning storyteller, with 17 novels and two short story collections published to his name. His big screen adaptations include Atonement and On Chesil Beach. Join us for this special conversation hosted by Eleanor Wachtel from CBC’s Writers & Company.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 26 at 7:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 90 minutes
Ticket prices: $24 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event is supported by Charles & Marilyn Baillie.

Set to be a literary highlight of the year, bestselling British author Ian McEwan makes his only Canadian appearance to launch his latest novel, Lessons, an epic and intimate tale of one man’s life that spans decades, from the Suez Crisis to the Cuban Missile Crisis, the fall of the Berlin Wall to the pandemic today. McEwan gives us a protagonist who has often let history control his life, but who also struggles against it, and searches for ways to cope with the things he’s lost. McEwan is a well-versed and award-winning storyteller, with 17 novels and two short story collections published to his name. His big screen adaptations include Atonement and On Chesil Beach. Join us for this special conversation hosted by Eleanor Wachtel from CBC’s Writers & Company.

Ticket Info:
Date & Time: September 26 at 7:30pm ET
Where: Fleck Dance Theatre
Duration: 90 minutes
Ticket prices: $24 – Regular; $12 – Youth; or Get a TIFA Pass
*This event will be followed by a book signing

This event is supported by Charles & Marilyn Baillie.

Featured Authors

Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is the critically acclaimed author of seventeen novels and two short story collections. His first published work, a collection of short stories, First Love, Last Rites, 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; On Chesil Beach; Solar; Sweet Tooth; The Children Act; Nutshell; and Machines Like Me, which was a number-one bestseller. Atonement, Enduring Love, The Children Act and On Chesil Beach have all been adapted for the big screen.

Read more about Ian McEwan

Eleanor Wachtel
Eleanor Wachtel is the cofounder and host of CBC Radio’s Writers & Company, now in its 32nd season. She’s also host and moderator of TIFF’s Books on Film series. Five selections of her conversations have been published, most recently The Best of Writers & Company. She has earned numerous accolades, including nine honorary degrees from universities across Canada and Officer of the Order of Canada.

Read more about Eleanor Wachtel

7:30pm

Monday, September 26

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