Colm Tóibín: The Magician

From The Heather Blazing to The Master, Colm Tóibín is acclaimed for his skill at entering the mind of the writer. In The Magician, he turns his perspicacious eye to Thomas Mann. Outwardly genteel, inwardly tormented, cautious yet impatient, suspicious of the powerful but welcomed in their homes, Tóibín’s Mann is a writer who withdraws from a world losing its sanity, but finds himself dragged back into the mess of the times. Desire, exile, family – the themes are ambitious, but in Tóibín’s deft hands, a superbly crafted epic has emerged.

In this online event, Tóibín will be joined by journalist Caroline Baum.

Presented in partnership with Adelaide Writers’ Week

This event takes place online and is available on demand from 1.45pm AEDT/1.15pm ACDT, Thursday 10 March until 1.45pm AEDT/1.15pm ACDT, Saturday 12 March 2022. To avoid disruption, please ensure you have finished watching by this time. The viewing period cannot be extended for those who did not view the event prior to this time.