Feb 26 2020
Colum McCann, Bestselling Author

Colum McCann, Bestselling Author

Presented by Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures at Carnegie Lecture Hall

Internationally bestselling author Colum McCann returns with his most ambitious novel to date, Apeirogon (named for a shape with a countably infinite number of sides), an epic story rooted in the real-life friendship between two men united by loss. Bassam Aramin is Palestinian. Rami Elhanan is Israeli. They inhabit a world of conflict that colors every aspect of their daily lives, from the roads they are allowed to drive on to the schools their daughters, Abir and Smadar, each attend, to the checkpoints both physical and emotional that they must negotiate.

Their worlds shift irreparably after ten-year-old old Abir is killed by a rubber bullet and thirteen-year-old Smadar becomes the victim of suicide bombers. When Bassam and Rami learn of one another’s stories, they recognize the loss that connects them and they attempt to use their grief as a weapon for peace.

McCann crafts Apeirogon out of a universe of fictional and non-fictional material. He crosses centuries and continents, stitching time, art, history, nature, and politics together in a tale both heartbreaking and hopeful.

Admission Info

Tickets: $33, includes a copy of Apeirogon

Tickets may be purchased online, by phone, or at the door from 6:00 pm on the day of the event.

Phone: 412.622.8866

Email: info@pittsburghlectures.org

Dates & Times

2020/02/26 - 2020/02/26

Additional time info:

A book signing will follow the lecture. A selection of backlist titles and the author’s current book will be available for sale from Mystery Lovers Bookshop.

Location Info

Carnegie Lecture Hall

4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213

Parking Info

Pay Parking
Parking for the Carnegie Music Hall and the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall is available at the Carnegie Museums in Oakland.
The museum operates a six-level parking facility for cars and small vans. The entrance is located at the intersection of S. Craig Street and Forbes Avenue.
Parking for most events is $6 for the whole evening. Pay stations that take credit cards are located at the exit gates, in the Carnegie Museum of Art (near the Carnegie Cafe’s first floor restrooms), and in the Portal Entry.
For Ten Evenings the parking is cash-only, pay upon entry, to ease the traffic flow when leaving the lecture.
Free Parking
There is free street parking in the City of Pittsburgh after 6 p.m. Please note that this does not apply to private lots, such as the ones owned by CMU.
You can check the on-street parking meters to confirm that you are in a location where parking is free after 6 p.m.

Accessibility Info

To ensure we can accommodate your request, please identify any accessibility needs via phone or email prior to the event.