An Evening with Maggie O’Farrell: Land (Part One)
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Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm senior producer Mia Sorenti. How can a novel bring the lives of the past vividly into the present? Today's episode is part one of our recent live event with award-winning author of Hamlet, Maggie O'Farrell. O'Farrell joined us at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange to discuss history, memory, and the art of historical fiction.
Marking the publication of her new novel Land, O'Farrah reflects on the lives of ordinary people shaped by extraordinary moments in history. Drawing on her own family history and the aftermath of the Irish famine, she explores how fiction can illuminate the past with emotional truth, resilience, and compassion. Has joined our host, Claire Almerstead now, live at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange. Hello and a very warm welcome.
You've all come to see the phenomenon that is Maggie Afarov. So Maggie was born in Derry, London Derry rather than in Korain, wasn't it? I was putting Holwane County dairy. County dairy, that's right. I got a bit confused over that.
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