Julian Barnes in conversation with Ian McEwan
Union Chapel , 19b Compton Terrace, London, N1 2UN
Julian Barnes in conversation with Ian McEwan
19b Compton Terrace, London, N1 2UN
Description
Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan are widely celebrated as two of the finest writers of their generation. Along with Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro, they were included on Granta’s prescient Best Young British Novelists list in 1993 and have gone on to write some of the most memorable novels of the past three decades.
On Tuesday January 20 they will come together for a live Intelligence Squared event, to celebrate the publication of Departure(s), and to mark Julian Barnes’s 80th birthday. Departure(s), Barnes’s new novel, follows a man named Stephen and a woman called Jean who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old. Barnes and McEwan will draw on the themes of the novel to discuss topics including philosophy, art, the slipperiness of memory, the passage of time, mortality and grief.
How To Get Your Tickets
1. Book your desired number of tickets and await an email from us confirming your order. This email will contain a PDF with your TFG e-ticket(s).
2. Take your TFG e-ticket(s) and show them on entry at the event. Ensure that you take personal ID with you or you may be turned away.
Pricing Information
• No further payment applies beyond the TFG booking fee.
Additional Information
• These are General Admission Tickets - unreserved seating.
• For further event information please visit here
Accessibility Information
• Please note: We recommend all access bookings are made directly through the event organiser, however, we are here to assist where possible. Please get in touch with us prior to booking if you have access requirements. For accessibility information please visit here
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Dates & times
Tuesday, 20 Jan 2026 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Important information - please read
Julian Barnes and Ian McEwan are widely celebrated as two of the finest writers of their generation. Along with Salman Rushdie and Kazuo Ishiguro, they were included on Granta’s prescient Best Young British Novelists list in 1993 and have gone on to write some of the most memorable novels of the past three decades.
On Tuesday January 20 they will come together for a live Intelligence Squared event, to celebrate the publication of Departure(s), and to mark Julian Barnes’s 80th birthday. Departure(s), Barnes’s new novel, follows a man named Stephen and a woman called Jean who fall in love when they are young and again when they are old. Barnes and McEwan will draw on the themes of the novel to discuss topics including philosophy, art, the slipperiness of memory, the passage of time, mortality and grief.
How To Get Your Tickets
1. Book your desired number of tickets and await an email from us confirming your order. This email will contain a PDF with your TFG e-ticket(s).
2. Take your TFG e-ticket(s) and show them on entry at the event. Ensure that you take personal ID with you or you may be turned away.
Pricing Information
• No further payment applies beyond the TFG booking fee.
Additional Information
• These are General Admission Tickets - unreserved seating.
• For further event information please visit here
Accessibility Information
• Please note: We recommend all access bookings are made directly through the event organiser, however, we are here to assist where possible. Please get in touch with us prior to booking if you have access requirements. For accessibility information please visit here
Genre
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