Focusing on the life of Henry James, Colm Tóibín's The Master goes way beyond the usual "novelization" of someone's biography. Most remarkably, he does this while using the third person point of view to tell the story, preserving the objective tone but bringing forth characters and events so vibrant with life that Tóibín's Henry James is the same man that we know from his letters and journals - and from the insights we glean from James's novels.
On the list for the Man Booker Prize 2004 for the best novel of the year, The Master is a masterful novel which honours Henry James through its careful scholarship and the vibrant recreation of James and the events in his life. A Must Read for lovers of Henry James. Colm Tóibín will read from and discuss this highly acclaimed new novel, on the occasion of the publication of the Italian edition by Fazi.

Dates:

24 November - Rome (h. 18:30), with Nadia Fusini e Melania Mazzucco

25 November - Milan

26 November - Naples

Venue:

Hendrik Andersen Museum, Via Pasquale Stanislao Mancini 20 - Rome

British Council, Via Manzoni 38 - Milan

Feltrinelli, Via Santa Caterina a Chiaia 23 (ang. Piazza dei Martiri) - Naples

Information:

tel. 06 47814206