Inspired Writers Series: George Packer - Tuesday, January 27 at 7:30 p.m.

For the past two decades, George Packer has been America’s preeminent chronicler of modern America. A National Book Award winner and Pulitzer Prize finalist for nonfiction exploring both American foreign policy and the unraveling of the American social and economic life—all the forces, in short, that have led to our fractious present. Now he comes with a brilliant novel, The Emergency, which tells a story of the disintegration of an empire, and people navigating a time of cultural and political upheaval. He will be joined by Fairfield professor and National Book Award-winning author Phil Klay for a discussion about his novel, about America, and how to make sense of the times in which we live.