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</div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="description mt-3"> <div class="container pt-4"> <div class="row progData"> <div class="col-12 col-md-8"> <h1 class="event">Jonathan Franzen and Andrey Kurkov in conversation with Charlotte Higgins (digital event)</h1><span class="fa fa-video"></span><h5 class="datetimevenue">Lviv BookForum 2023, <time datetime="2023-10-05 11:00">Thursday 5 October 2023</time></h5> <div class="progItemContent"><p>When the first Russian rockets fell on Kyiv on February 24 2022, novelist, essayist and writer <strong><a href="/artist.aspx?artistid=11148">Andrey Kurkov</a></strong> started keeping a diary. His entries – providing a first-hand account of what it’s like to live through an active conflict – were published in the book <em>Diary of an Invasion</em>. Kurkov’s writing chronicles the terrible impact of the conflict through his personal experiences, giving an intimate look at Ukrainian identity and the day-to-day lives of his fellow citizens. He and <strong><a href="/artist.aspx?artistid=4843">Jonathan Franzen</a></strong> – author of six novels including <em>The Corrections</em>, and five works of nonfiction – discuss their work, the role of literature during war, and the responsibility of the artist in times of conflict. Chaired by the <em>Guardian</em>’s chief culture writer <strong><a href="/artist.aspx?artistid=1455">Charlotte Higgins</a></strong>.</p> <p><strong><em>Closed captions are available for this event in English and Spanish. 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