Yann Martel: Son of Nobody (SWF Live & Local)

Next date: Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM

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Yann Martel and Claire Nichols live-streamed on our big screen as part of the Sydney Writers' Festival.

Please note: This is a live-streamed event. No presenters will be at Castlemaine Library.

The story of the Trojan War, like so many wars real and imagined, is a story most often told by the victors, the princes and the powerful.

In this new imagining of the ancient legend, Son of Nobody, Yann Martel tells the familiar tale from an unheard perspective: that of a commoner and goatherd who becomes a soldier, Psoas, the son of nobody. Acclaimed for his Booker Prize–winning Life of Pi, adapted into an Oscar-winning film, Yann’s first novel in a decade sings a universal song about the power of story.

Unravel ancient traditions with Yann, in conversation with ABC Radio National’s Claire Nichols (The Book Show).

BOOKINGS REQUIRED

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When

  • Thursday, 21 May 2026 | 12:00 PM - 01:00 PM

Location

Castlemaine Library, 212 Barker St, Castlemaine, 3450, View Map

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