Elena Ferrante’s Our Brilliant Friends—After Dinner Book Club & Watch Party With Goldstein, Freeman, Reynolds

Join Elena Ferrante’s translator Ann Goldstein, writer and literary critic John Freeman (Freeman’s), Europa’s Editor in Chief Michael Reynolds, and others t.k. for an informal online conversation about Ferrante’s novels and the HBO adaption of My Brilliant Friend.

This conversation will be followed by an exclusive reading by Ann Goldstein from Ferrante’s new novel, The Lying Life of Adults. Then, stay with us in our virtual “living Zoom” as we watch the final episode of My Brilliant Friend, “The Blue Fairy.”

Monday May 4 beginning at 9:00pm EST (6:00pm PST)

  • 9:00pm (EST): Start (click on your Zoom link, which will be sent shortly before start time)
  • 9:00-9:50: Conversation with guest speakers (attendees can ask questions via “chat” on Zoom)
  • 9:50-10:00: Reading from The Lying Life of Adults
  • 10:00-11:00: Our Brilliant Friends Watch Party live from our virtual Living Zoom. Stay on the line as we watch episode 5 together, commenting via Zoom chat. (Viewing the episode requires an HBO subscription. We will NOT be streaming the episode via Zoom. During this segment, video and audio will be off, but Zoom “chat” will be on for comments, questions, cheers, and gasps)

This event is hosted by Europa Editions in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library and LitFilm. No charge, but donations for Girls Write Now will be cheerfully accepted.











When: Mon., May. 4, 2020 at 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Where: Brooklyn Public Library - Central Library
10 Grand Army Plaza
718-230-2100
Price: Free
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Join Elena Ferrante’s translator Ann Goldstein, writer and literary critic John Freeman (Freeman’s), Europa’s Editor in Chief Michael Reynolds, and others t.k. for an informal online conversation about Ferrante’s novels and the HBO adaption of My Brilliant Friend.

This conversation will be followed by an exclusive reading by Ann Goldstein from Ferrante’s new novel, The Lying Life of Adults. Then, stay with us in our virtual “living Zoom” as we watch the final episode of My Brilliant Friend, “The Blue Fairy.”

Monday May 4 beginning at 9:00pm EST (6:00pm PST)

  • 9:00pm (EST): Start (click on your Zoom link, which will be sent shortly before start time)
  • 9:00-9:50: Conversation with guest speakers (attendees can ask questions via “chat” on Zoom)
  • 9:50-10:00: Reading from The Lying Life of Adults
  • 10:00-11:00: Our Brilliant Friends Watch Party live from our virtual Living Zoom. Stay on the line as we watch episode 5 together, commenting via Zoom chat. (Viewing the episode requires an HBO subscription. We will NOT be streaming the episode via Zoom. During this segment, video and audio will be off, but Zoom “chat” will be on for comments, questions, cheers, and gasps)

This event is hosted by Europa Editions in partnership with Brooklyn Public Library and LitFilm. No charge, but donations for Girls Write Now will be cheerfully accepted.

Buy tickets/get more info now