Literary Evening: Michael Dirda, author of "On Conan Doyle"
February 7, 2012 at 7:00PM
Monroe House
Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic for the Washington Post, will discuss and sign copies of his book, On Conan Doyle: Or, the Whole Arts of Storytelling. Dirda’s study is an elucidating primer on Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the world’s most famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes. It is also a revealing memoir of Dirda’s own lifelong fascination with Holmes, a passion shared with legions of devoted “Baker Street Irregulars.” Mureen Corrigan of National Public Radio, writes: “Dirda has written a rollicking, erudite, and terrifically beguiling little book. . . . Reading experiences don't get much more captivating than this; nor does literary criticism.”
Michael Dirda is the author of two collections of literary journalism, Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments, and Bound to Please. He has also written Book by Book: Notes on Reading and Life, and Classics for Pleasure, as well as a memoir, An Open Book: Coming of Age in the Heartland. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1993 for his reviews and essays in the Washington Post's Book World, where he continues to be a regular contributor. Dirda earned a Ph.D. in comparative literature from Cornell University, and is a Fulbright scholar.
Mr. Dirda’s presentation will be followed by a reception.
Books will be available for purchase and signing at the event.
Free and open to the public.
Reservations are not required.