Writer in Focus:
Elizabeth Bowen

English to the Irish, Irish to the English, as she described her complicated Anglo-Irish identity, Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was one of the most prolific novelists of her generation. We discuss her adapted novels, including her debut The Last September (1929) and the book’s 1999 screen adaptation by director Deborah Warner and writer John Banville; and the novel, The Heat of the Day (1948), adapted for screen by Harold Pinter, often credited as among the best novels about Second World War London.

The discussion will be facilitated by Dr. Keith Hopper, Chairman of ATU Sligo’s Writing and Literature degree course, Editor of books on Flann O’Brien and Dermot Healy as well as General Editor of the twelve-volume Ireland into Film (2001-2007) series. 

Gary Lydon (actor) will speak about his prominent role in The Last September.