Chair: Bob Carr

Louis Menand, the author of Pulitzer Prize-winning book The Metaphysical Club, tells the story of America after the Second World War in his latest book, The Free World. With references to luminaries such as Jack Kerouac, Elvis Presley, Susan Sontag and James Baldwin, Menand explores the significant cultural figures of the Cold War period, when “ideas mattered, painting mattered, movies mattered, poetry mattered".

Supported by the Consulate of the United States.

Event details: Thu 09 Mar, 2:30pm