Britain’s War in Palestine, with Sebastian Faulks
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared where great minds meet. I'm senior producer Mia Sorenti. How can fiction bring us closer to the lives caught up in the aftermath of war? Today's episode is from our recent live event with Sebastian Fokes, one of Britain's best love novelists and author of books including Birdsong, Cue and Traces, Engleby, and Charlotte Gray. Folks joined us at Conway Hall to discuss his new novel, Farewell to Eden, a story of faith, conflict and love set in post-war Britain and the final days of the British mandate in Palestine.
He explores the history behind the novel from the testimonies of soldiers held in the Imperial War Museum archives to his own father's experiences serving in Palestine, and he reflects on how fiction can illuminate individual lives shaped by war, as well as the enduring legacy of Britain's role in the Middle East. Let's join our host, Adam Brotherford, now in conversation with Sebastian Fokes, live at Conway Hall. Welcome everyone to Conway Hall and this intelligence squared event. Um where
We are Sebastian Fokes's new novel, A Farewell to Eden. Now I don't really need to read all this stuff saying how great you are. You're presumably aware. of who Sebastian Fokes is.
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