meet the author: maggie o'farrell

At the Oscars, Jessie Buckley drew attention for her role in the film adaptation of Hamnet, but author Maggie O’Farrell is no stranger to acclaim. Winner of seven literary prizes and translated into more than 30 languages, she is one of today’s most celebrated writers. At Bozar, she will discuss her new novel, "Land", with Annelies Beck. A co-production by Passa Porta and Bozar. land In her new historical novel Land, Maggie O’Farrell takes us back to the period before and after the Irish Famine (1845–50). Tomás and his ten-year-old son Liam are working on a major project to map the whole of Ireland. However, a disturbing encounter changes everything and determines the fate of every member of their family forever. Land is as splendid and unpredictable as the Irish landscape, a story of separation and reunion, colonization and rebellion. hamnet In a writing career spanning more than 25 years, Maggie O’Farrell has covered a wide variety of themes, won numerous awards and been translated into more than 30 languages. She was certainly not a complete unknown, therefore, but the film adaptation of Hamnet, with Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal in the lead roles, put her even more in the spotlight. With her tenth novel, Land, based on her own family history, she proves herself more ambitious and committed than ever. about the author Maggie O’Farrell wrote the highly acclaimed memoir I Am I Am I Am (2017). She is also the author of several award-winning novels. Hamnet, Waterstones Book of the Year and winner of the Women’s Prize for Fiction, ensured her international breakthrough in 2020. Her latest novel, Land, was published in June this year. about the interviewer Annelies Beck (b. 1973) is a writer and journalist who anchors the TV programme Terzake. She is also the author of two novels: Over het kanaal (2011), a historical novel set during World War I, and Toekomstkoorts (2019), about a Belgian attempt at colonization in Brazil.