The Heart of the Matter: Politics & Literature in a Turbulent Age
- Date & Time
- 11 Apr 2010 - 13:30pm
- Venue
- ADC Theatre
- Ticket price
- 8/6
- Booking URL
- http://www.adctheatre.com
- Genre
- Non Fiction
- Authors
Lionel Shriver, Andrew O’Hagan, Prue Leith & Blake Morrison
Does literature influence or reflect politics? Should fiction tackle subjects such as the expenses scandal or Bernard Madoff's fraud? Are some events simply too overwhelming and terrible to confront immediately? Which novels and plays through history have best captured current events and what do we think is the relationship between literature and politics? Join some of our best novelists and commentators for what is sure to be a searching discussion.
Chaired by Anne Garvey, Writer and Broadcaster
The Full Line up
- Piccadilly Press Alien Team!
- David Bainbridge
- Iain Banks
- Paddington Bear
- Ian Beck
- Julia Bell
- Adam Blade
- Charley Boorman
- Ian Bostridge
- William Boyd
- Andy Briggs
- Denis Burdakov
- Liz Calder
- Ha-Joon Chang
- Susannah Clapp
- Alan Clark
- Julian Clary
- Steve Cole
- Hannah Critchlow
- Richard Davenport-Hines
- Jill Dawson
- Alain de Botton
- Justine de Mierre
- Grace Dent
- Christiane Dorion
- Margaret Drabble
- Helen Dunmore
- Geoff Dyer
- William Fiennes
- Patrick Flanery
- Louise Foxcroft
- Sandy Gall
- Anthony Giddens
- Sophie Hannah
- Michele Hanson
- Mary-Anne Harrington
- Alexandra Harris
- David Harsent
- Alan Hollinghurst
- Matthew Hollis
- Richard Hollloway
- Kathryn Hughes
- Sadie Jones
- Emma Jones
- Angela Kershaw
- Nicola Killen
- Paul Lewis
- Julia Lovell
- Paul Mason
- Lego Master Builder
- Alexander Masters
- Simon Mayo
- John McCarthy
- Mark McCrum
- Ravi Michandani
- Sue Monroe
- Nicola Morgan
- Esther Morgan
- Helen Moss
- Fiona Mountain
- Ciaran Murtagh
- Claire Nicholson
- Chibundu Onuzo
- Clive Oppenheimer
- City Picks
- Michael Portillo
- Jim Powell
- Wendy Pullan
- Ian Rankin
- Jess Richards
- Yu Rong
- Michael Rosen
- Noo Saro-Wiwa
- Sarah Savitt
- The Quizmaster, Sean Moore
- Tali Sharot
- Fiona Shaw
- Ali Smith
- Sandra Smith
- David Spiegelhalter
- Lauren St John
- Andy Stanton
- Rebecca Stott
- Rebecca Swift
- Library Team
- Andrew Wilson
- Daniel Wolpert
- Chris Wormell
- Kerry Young
