The Desire to Speak and the Need to Say Nothing
Bernard MacLaverty
Thursday, 06 Oct 2005 at 8:00 pm – Sun Room, Memorial Union
Irish writer Bernard MacLaverty is the author of four novels including Lamb and Cal, which were produced as films. Grace Notes was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and was followed by The Anatomy School.His short story collections are Secrets, A Time to Dance, The Great Profundo, Walking the Dog, and Matters of Life and Death and Other Stories.He has written many radio and television dramas, and is currently Visiting Writer at Liverpool's John Moores University and Visiting Professor at Glasgow's University of Strathclyde.Cosponsored By:
- College of LAS
- English Department
- Writer's Bloc
- Committee on Lectures (funded by Student Government)
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