About this Event
TPL presents bestselling novelist Robert Harris in conversation with Ian Brown at the Toronto Reference Library's Appel Salon.
What does it cost to build an empire, and what does it cost the men who build it for someone else? In his gripping new novel Agrippa, Robert Harris returns to ancient Rome to chronicle the tale of Agrippa, the commoner who will become the merciless agent of Emperor Augustus’s ambition. Now fifty, ailing, alone, and betrayed by his wife's infidelity, Agrippa retreats to his villa on the Bay of Naples to write his memoirs. But to stir up the past is dangerous, especially when that past includes the epic conflict with Mark Antony and Cleopatra, the great naval battle of Actium, and decades spent as the loyal shadow to a man history remembers as a god.
Join one of the world's most acclaimed historical novelists for an evening of ambition, empire, and the perilous friendship at the heart of Rome's transformation from republic to autocracy.
Q&A and book signing to follow. Books available for purchase.
About this event’s guests:
Robert Harris
Ian Brown
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PLAN YOUR VISIT:
Location: Bram and Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library (789 Yonge Street), 2nd floor
Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm.
Tickets: Free registration required.
Ticket policy: We oversell these events to ensure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Seating first come, first served.
Bar: Beer/wine available for purchase (debit/credit only).
Accessibility: TPL is committed to accessibility. If you are Deaf or have a disability and would like to request accommodation for this event, please contact [email protected] or 416-393-7099 at least three weeks prior to the event.
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This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas.
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Bram & Bluma Appel Salon, Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Canada
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