Andrew O’Hagan: On Friendship

Andrew O’Hagan: On Friendship In Conversation with Matthew Condon 11 Oct BOOK ABOUT THE SHOW If there’s any subject the great Andrew O’Hagan can’t illuminate with his indelible wit and elegant prose, we’ve yet to find it. In his pithy and poignant new book, the Booker–shortlisted novelist and Editor-at-Large of the London Review of Books reflects on how our friendships – human or animal, fleeting or lasting – animate and enrich our lives. Through memory, music, poetry and history, On Friendship celebrates the connections that make us who we are. Supported by the Taylor Family. PART OF BRISBANE WRITERS FESTIVAL ABOUT THE AUTHOR Andrew O’Hagan has three times been nominated for the Booker Prize and is a winner of the E.M. Forster Prize. His novel Mayflies was adapted by the BBC and his latest, Caledonian Road , a state-of-the-nation epic, was a Sunday Times bestseller. He is Editor at Large of the London Review of Books. Matthew Condon is an award-winning journalist and the author of mor