February 20, 2011
Harvard Coop
In Conversation with Editors and Contributors of the LRB
Mary-Kay Wilmers is the author of The Eitingons, a memoir about three larger-than-life figures on her mother's side of the family and the ways in which they shaped the 20th century. Jeremy Harding is the author of Mother Country, the story of his search through London for traces of his natural mother. Join Wilmers and Harding at the Harvard Coop to discuss the role of memoir in contemporary letters.
6.00pm – 6.00pm
Harvard Coop
1400 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA
617-499-2000
Authors
Books
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The Eitingons
A stunning family saga that mixes the fur trade, psychoanalysis and Trotsky.
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Mother Country
A revelatory true story about adoption, secrets and the need to belong.
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Wilmers and Harding in the US
Mary-Kay Wilmers and Jeremy Harding will be embarking on an east-coast tour of the US this month. This is a rare opportunity for Americans to hear from Mary-Kay Wilmers, author of The Eitingons and editor of the London Review of Books, and Jeremy Harding, author of Mother Country and an LRB contributing editor, on the role of memoir in contemporary letters.
Wilmers and Harding will be joined by guests including Michael Wood and James Shapiro in Boston, New York, Princeton, and New Haven. We hope to see you at one of their talks ...