Ohio University Libraries Presents: William T. Vollmann

Ohio University Libraries to Host Award-Winning Author William T. Vollmann

Ohio University Libraries will welcome acclaimed author William T. Vollmann to the Athena Cinema on Wednesday, October 21, for a conversation about his newest work, A Table for Fortune, a staggeringly well researched, definitive history of American post-war foreign policy with a deft, moving chronicle of a family's descent into resentment and gloom.

The event begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Athena Cinema’s Second Floor Theater. An audience Q&A and book signing will follow the conversation. Books will be available for purchase from Little Professor Book Center. The Athena Cinema is located at 20 South Court Street in Athens.

One of the most ambitious and prolific writers of his generation, Vollmann is the author of more than two dozen books of fiction and nonfiction. His work, which includes the National Book Award-winning Europe Central, the environmental treatise Carbon Ideologies, as well as Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means. Vollmann is known for combining immersive reporting with sweeping explorations of history, morality, and human experience.

This event is free and open to the public. Free tickets will be available at the door.