What does it mean to be wild? Does it mean being uninhibited, unprotected or simply being free? What wilderness do we face in our lives, cities, relationships and minds, and how should we meet them? These questions will be put to Wild author Cheryl Strayed and columnist and essayist Meghan Daum as part of The Interrobang: A festival of questions.
In the summer of 1995, 26 year-old Cheryl Strayed hiked more than 1,000 miles along the Pacific Crest trail. The trek resulted in her memoir, Wild, which detailed the death of her mother, her heroine addiction and the dissolution of her marriage.
Meghan Daum has also wrestled with death. She’s written about relationships, getting older, and what it means to be free. Streyed described Daum’s book The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion as “thrillingly good” in The New York Times book review, and the best she’d read in 2014.
Type of Event: Books and ideas
Venue: Regent Theatre
191 Collins St
Melbourne VIC 3000
Date: 28 November 2015
Price: $51
Website: The Wheeler Centre
Telephone: (03) 9299 9860
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