Live Webinar with Rónán Hession, One Dublin One Book choice 2021

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Online, Thursday 15th April

One Dublin One Book aims to encourage everyone in Dublin to read a designated book connected with the capital city during the month of April

About this Event
This a free Webinar hosted by journalist Edel Coffey with Rónán Hession who is an Irish writer based in Fingal, Dublin. His debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul is this years One Dublin One Book choice. Fingal libraries are delighted to present a reading by Rónán Hession followed by questions and answers during this free online talk. Rónán Hession is an Irish writer based in Dublin. Leonard and Hungry Paul has been nominated for a number of prizes, including the Irish Novel of the Year and the British Book Award for Best Debut. Rónán has also been longlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards for Short Story of the Year. Rónán’s second novel, Panenka, will be published in May 2021.

The Book:
Leonard and Hungry Paul are two quiet friends who see the world differently. They use humour, board games and silence to steer their way through the maelstrom that is the 21st century. It is the story of two friends trying to find their place in the world. It is about those uncelebrated people who have the ability to change the world, not by effort or force, but through their appreciation of all that is special and overlooked in life.


Date:
Thursday 15th April
Time:
7.30pm
Price:
Free

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