Michael Cunningham

On Friday 6 June one of the great American writers will come to The Hague for an interview at BorderKitchen: Michael Cunningham will be interviewed about his new novel The Snow Queen.

Michael Cunningham (1952) is one of the major writers of the modern Western sensibility. He became famous with his bestsellers A Home at the End of the World, Flesh and Blood, The Hours, Specimen Days and By Nightfall. For The Hours he received both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award.

In The Snow Queen we follow the brothers Barrett and Tyler, and the people around them, on their search for meaning. Since their mother was struck by lightning, Barrett and Tyler have become obsessed with signs from above. Barrett does not believe in God, but after experiencing a vision in the night sky over New York he begins to question his rejection of faith. Tyler, who is about to marry his terminally ill partner Beth, is undergoing his own struggle: he is trying to write the perfect song for her. When Beth’s condition unexpectedly seems to improve, all three are confronted with conflicting feelings of hope, guilt and disappointment.

Date: Friday 6 June 2014
Start: 20.00
Location: Theater aan het Spui, Spui 187, 2511 BN The Hague
Tickets (€5) can be reserved via the box office of Theater aan het Spui: visit the website, call 070-3465272 or email kassa@theateraanhetspui.nl

Michael Cunningham will be interviewed by Auke Hulst at Theater aan het Spui. The Snow Queen is translated from English by Marijke Versluys. This BorderKitchen event is organised in collaboration with Uitgeverij Prometheus.