The John Adams Institute

What We're Reading

RUSSELL SHORTO

Jon Krakauer, Three Cups of Deceit
Geoffrey Parker, The Dutch Revolt
George Gissing, New Grub Street





MAARTEN VAN ESSEN

Mohsin Hamid, How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia
Thomas Rosenboom, De Rode Loper





 
YARA DEUSS

Barbara Kingsolver, Flight Behaviour
JK Rowling, The Casual Vacancy















Upcoming lectures:


03 Jun. 2013  Michael Pollan
11 Jun. 2013  Kim Ghattas
04 Sep. 2013  Margaret Atwood
16 Oct. 2013  Russell Shorto
29 Oct. 2013  Philipp Meyer


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Literature Course


May / June 2013
 
The John Adams Institute presents a new course: 

Storytelling in the Transmedia Age






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Our Mission


The John Adams Institute provides a window onto the United States for Dutch audiences. Our main way of carrying this out is by bringing notable Americans--novelists, politicians, historians, scientists, screenwriters, poets--to the Netherlands, and having them talk about their work and their insights.


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Contact


The John Adams Institute
West-Indisch huis, Herenmarkt 97
1013 EC Amsterdam
info@john-adams.nl
 
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Event calendar:


25 May 2013
ABC Book Signing: A Year in the Life of Face Hunter

27 May 2013
De Rode Hoed: Stadsleven: toerist in eigen stad met Tracy Metz

29 May 2013
De Balie: De Toekomst van de Roman met Tommy Wieringa

12 Jun. 2013
EYE: Dutch movies English subtitles: Anton Corbijn, Inside Out