Her four books are all biographical, and her two most recent – How to Live and At the Existentialist Café – also explore philosophical ideas. Sarah Bakewell is a bestselling and prize-winning author and professor. In her Rosalind Franklin Lecture, Sarah will uncover their contributions to the ongoing pursuit of understanding what it means to be human. This International Women’s Day, Sarah will delve into the rich history of humanism by examining the works of writers, thinkers, scientists, and artists spanning 700 years – with a particular focus, in her lecture, on humanist women. From Christine de Pizan to Bertrand Russell, and from Voltaire to Zora Neale Hurston, Sarah will showcase the history, diversity, and continuity of humanist thinking. Her upcoming book, Humanly Possible, is a treasure trove of ideas, personalities, and real-life examples of humanism in action – from the literary enthusiasts of the 14th century to the contemporary secular campaigners. Humanists UK today announced that Sarah Bakewell – author of 2016’s At the Existentialist Café, a New York Times’ Book of the Year – will explore the lives and contributions of humanist women through the ages at the Rosalind Franklin Lecture, Humanly Possible.Ī limited number of Early Bird tickets are available now from humanists.uk/franklin2023.
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(Even a mediocre Irving novel delivers when it comes to plot twists and secret revelations.) It was more that I felt trapped, as if I were seated next to a dinner party bore, the kind who has to tell his anecdotes just so, and won’t stand for questions or interruptions. It wasn’t so much that I could predict what was going to happen. But boredom crept in as the plot began to take shape. First, there was a period of comfort as I settled into Irving’s slightly askew fictional world, happily noting familiar milieus (New England, private boarding schools, wrestling teams), and subjects (sexual outsiders, small town politics, literary awakening). My reading of In One Person followed a typical pattern. The last Irving novel I finished (and enjoyed) was 1998’s A Widow For One Year. I had gotten both in hardcover, unable to wait for the paperback editions - unable to wait even as I knew I would be unlikely to finish them. I felt guilty as I placed it on my bookshelf near Last Night In Twisted River, Irving’s previous novel, also abandoned. His most recent novel, In One Person, sat on my nightstand for six months before I finally cleared it off in a fit of New Year’s resolutions. It’s been fifteen years since I’ve been able to stomach John Irving’s novels, and yet I keep buying his new books. Dominic West as Dudley Clarke (season 1 and 2).Sofia Boutella as Eve Mansour (season 1 and 2).Jack O'Connell as Paddy Mayne (season 1 and 2).Connor Swindells as David Stirling (season 1 and 2). The narrative begins in a Cairo hospital in 1941, when, after a failed training exercise, British Army officer David Stirling has the idea of creating a special commando unit which could operate deep behind enemy lines. On 4 December 2022, the BBC confirmed that a second series had been commissioned, based upon SAS operations in the European theatre of war. The storyline is a broadly accurate representation of real events, as described by Ben Macintyre in his book of the same name. SAS: Rogue Heroes is a British television historical drama series created by Steven Knight, which depicts the origins of the British Army Special Air Service (SAS) during the Western Desert Campaign of World War II. |