Ring: A Conversation with André Alexis

25sep8:00 pm8:45 pmRing: A Conversation with André AlexisIn conversation with José Teodoro8:00 pm - 8:45 pm(GMT-04:00)

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A featured conversation with celebrated novelist André Alexis about his new novel Ring, the fifth and final book of his Quincunx cycle. Hosted by playwright and critic José Teodoro.

Presented by University of King’s College.

Books featured:

Ring
Coach House Books

A fresh take on the romance novel from the Giller Prize–winning author of Fifteen Dogs

From their very first meeting, it would seem that Gwen and Tancred were made for one another. Like all good romances, Ring will bring them together. There is, of course, a wrinkle.

Gwenhwyfar’s mother, Helen Odhiambo Lloyd, upon intuiting that her daughter is in love, gives her a ring. This ring has been passed down from endless generations of mothers to their daughters. And maybe the ring is magic. It grants the bearer the opportunity to change three things about her beloved. Like all blessings, this may also be a curse. Complete with a long narrative poem about Aphrodite, Ring turns the literary romance upside down and shakes out its pockets. It’s a playful meditation on the past, on magic, on honor, on faith, and yes, on love.

Following on the heels of Pastoral, Fifteen Dogs, The Hidden Keys, and Days by Moonlight, Ring completes Alexis’s Quincunx, a group of five genre-bending, philosophically sophisticated, and utterly delightful novels.

Ring, provoked by a reading of Harlequin romances, is a mash-up of romance novel conventions and a sunny meditation on the past, on language, on poetry, and yes, on love.

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Accessible Captioning Sponsor: Coach House Books

Presenting Partner: University of King's College