AMERICAN CULTURE IN THE NETHERLAND

Our evenings combine a lecture or reading by the invited guest and a discussion on stage with our specially selected moderator. Add in questions from the audience and we can promise a fascinating and lively discussion!
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Next event: 17 September 2010 Bret Easton Ellis

Imperial Bedrooms Bret Easton Ellis became a celebrity novelist in 1985, at the age of 20, when Less Than Zero was published. Since then, his work has both built upon and mocked the themes that made him famous, including drug use, designer labels and generally amoral behavior. In his new novel, he returns to the characters of his first book. They are now in middle age, still living in Los Angeles. Donna Tartt, in reviewing the new book, highlighted its eeriness: “the BlackBerry flashing on the nightstand in the middle of the night, everywhere the subliminal hum of menace.” Read more

Singelkerk Singel 452 Amsterdam

Please Take Note International Herald Tribune special offer for JAI members! A 16-week trial subscription with daily delivery to your home or office. Click here to subscribe ARTICLE The Integrationist, the latest New York Times Magazine article by our director Russell Shorto: www.nytimes.com THEATRE American actor Shelley Mitchell will perform at de Balie in Amsterdam on 2 & 3 September with Talking with Angels on 6 September with International Masterclasses Read more