‘Animal Farm: a fairy story’, by George Orwell

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It is the 75th anniversary of the publication of Animal Farm this year and this is a good opportunity to revisit Orwell’s allegorical novella. When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and equality. But gradually […]

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‘Normal People’ by Sally Rooney

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Ella Whelan, co-convenor of the Battle of Ideas festival, will introduce the discussion.

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Fahrenheit 451, by Ray Bradbury

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AoI Book Club - Professor Dennis Hayes introduces a discussion of the dystopian classic.

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Klara and the Sun, by Kazuo Ishiguro

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Ella Whelan will introduce this discussion of a book that explores a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

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