Ancient Myths, Modern Nightmares

When and where

Date and time

Wed, Aug 19 · 7:00 p.m.Ends 9:00 p.m.EDT — local Kingston time

Location

Kingston WritersFest221 Queen Street, KingstonKingston

About this event

Experience an extraordinary evening of grand myth and psychological suspense with two of Canada’s very best: Yann Martel and Iain Reid. Martel’s Son of Nobody reimagines the mythical Trojan War through the eyes of a common soldier as told by an academic struggling for relevancy in his field and with his family. Reid’s A New Kind of Clean (co-authored with Ellie Foumbi is a surrealist take on envy and ambition. It follows aspiring actress Missy Djalo whose big break turns out to be anything but lucky.  Join us to uncover how these storytellers bend reality, memory, and history.   _________   Yann Martel Yann Martel is the author of Life of Pi, the global bestseller that won the 2002 Man Booker Prize and was adapted to the screen in the Oscar-winning film by Ang Lee. His other books include The High Mountains of Portugal and </

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