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Creativity: Confidence of the Heart
Is the source of fiction imagination or the disguised life and character of the writer? Or is it both—the creative process inviting the heart to show itself? Come hear a master of the art and discipline of writing share her reflections on creativity and the impact such work can have on the reader and society. In Ann Patchett’s view, “art is a valid way to change the world.” Her concern for social justice threads provocatively through the award-winning novel Bel Canto and her other works of fiction and non-fiction. “I recognize,” she says, “the concerns of my own heart showing up in the writing.” Critics agree. Patchett’s new novel Run has “magic and finesse” and “timeless concerns at its heart—class and belonging, parenthood and love,” writes Andrew O’Hagan in Publisher’s Weekly. It is “bold in its attempt to say something patient and true about family.” Learn how Patchett understands the creative endeavor’s power to shape and illumine our lives. Let her thoughts on friendship, loyalty, justice and love feed you this night the way her stories resonate in our hearts and minds long after we’ve closed their pages. Ann Patchett, whose book Bel Canto won the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize, is author of The Patron Saint of Liars, The Magician’s Assistant, Truth and Beauty, and the new novel Run, which tracks a Boston family’s marathon encounter with love, death and race over 24 fateful hours. Ticket prices: $16—regular; $9—Students, Seniors 65+, Limited Income.
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