#  Colm Tóibín The Knowledge and the Power: Writing and Violence 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **March 16, 2016** 

 07:00PM - 09:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **Boston College; Gasson Hall- room 100**  



 

 



 

Gasson Hall is located in the center of the Middle Campus across from the Admission Office in Devlin Hall.

Colm Tóibín is the author of eight novels, including *Brooklyn* and *Nora Webster* and two collections of stories, *Mothers and Sons* and *The Empty Family*. He has been three times shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize; his play *The Testament of Mary* was nominated for a Tony Award in 2013. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. He is a Contributing Editor at the *London Review of Books* and Irene and Sidney B. Silverman Professor of Humanities at Columbia University. Tóibín’s visit is being co-sponsored by Culture Ireland.

For additional information about the Lowell Humanities Series, please visit our website ([www.bc.edu/lowell](http://www.bc.edu/lowell)) or contact the series director, Professor James Smith at <james.smith.2@bc.edu>.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ Harvard Events ](/warren-center-events/harvard-events)
 
 

 Save: [ Add to calendar calendar\_today ](https://warrencenter.fas.harvard.edu/node/663916/event-feed.ics)  Copy link link