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Ian McEwan reading - Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
Venue
William Pitt Union Ballroom
Date
03/26/2013
Time
8:30 PM - 10:00 PM
Event Type
Reading
Genre
Fiction
Sponsor
Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
Cost
$0.00
Description and Reader Names: Ian McEwan's works have earned him worldwide critical acclaim. He has been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction numerous times, winning the award for Amsterdam in 1998. His novel Atonement received the WH Smith Literary Award (2002), National Book Critics' Circle Fiction Award (2003), Los Angeles Times Prize for Fiction (2003), and the Santiago Prize for the European Novel (2004). He was awarded a CBE in 2000. In 2006, he won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for his novel Saturday, and his novel On Chesil Beach was named Galaxy Book of the Year at the 2008 British Book Awards. McEwan has been named the Reader's Digest Author of the Year for 2008, the 2010 Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award, and in 2011 was awarded the Jerusalem Prize. McEwan lives in London. His latest novel is Sweet Tooth.
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Primary Contact Person
Pittsburgh Contemporary Writers Series
Primary Contact Email
hesse@pitt.edu
Telephone
4126246508
Website
pghwriterseries.wordpress.com
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Number of readers on program
Is this an open mic event?
No
Is this a book signing?
Yes
Will author's books be for sale?
Yes
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Address 1
4200 5th Avenue
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Address 3
City
Pittsburgh
State
PA
Zip
15260
Days/Hours of Operation
9am-10pm
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Telephone
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studentaffairs.pitt.edu
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Author Information
Author
University of Pittsburgh Writing Program
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http://www.facebook.com/PittWriters
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