A.M. Homes

May We Be Forgiven

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The John Adams Institute is happy to announce our upcoming event with renowned novelist A.M. Homes, in co-operation with Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Libris Prize shortlisted author Murat Isik will interview A.M. Homes about her work. May We Be Forgiven (now adapted into a play by Toneelgroep Amsterdam) is a darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life and …

The John Adams Institute is happy to announce our upcoming event with renowned novelist A.M. Homes, in co-operation with Toneelgroep Amsterdam. Libris Prize shortlisted author Murat Isik will interview A.M. Homes about her work.

May We Be Forgiven (now adapted into a play by Toneelgroep Amsterdam) is a darkly comic novel of twenty-first-century domestic life and the possibility of personal transformation. It received the Women’s Prize for Fiction and was selected as one of the best books of 2012 by NRC Handelsblad.

The program also includes an interview with director Guy Cassiers and readings by Toneelgroep Amsterdam-actors. Tickets for our A.M Homes event can be also be bought in combination with a ticket to the play Vergeef Ons, for the dates April 5, April 12 or April 19, when it is performed with English surtitles. Location: Stadsschouwburg, Leidseplein 26, Amsterdam. Play starts at: 20.30 uur. You can pick up your ticket at the register on the night of the play by showing your John Adams combination ticket and providing your name at the ticket booth. Seats are first rank and in clear view of the subtitles.

If you like our past program, take a look at our upcoming speakers.