Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching
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The Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching event will be held at Burgh House in London on September 24, 2026, featuring a bi-lingual sneak peek at a forthcoming collection of unpublished musings from Elias Canetti.
A bi-lingual sneak peek in English and German at a forthcoming collection of unpublished musings from the Nobel Prize winner Elias Canetti.
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching
The first public airing of the upcoming collection A Fear of Touching: Reflections on British Life and Letters, the previously unpublished private musings of the Nobel Prize winner and Hampstead resident Elias Canetti. Extracts will be read both in the original German and in English translation and range from observations about life as an exile during the Second World War, arch gossip about a rich cast of contemporaries from Iris Murdoch to Enoch Powell and acidic commentary on the rise of Margaret Thatcher.
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Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching takes place on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 19:00.
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching is held at Burgh House in London (New End Square, London, NW3 1LT).
Tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching are priced at £9.38. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.
Tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching
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The Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching event will be held at Burgh House in London on September 24, 2026, featuring a bi-lingual sneak peek at a forthcoming collection of unpublished musings from Elias Canetti.
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A bi-lingual sneak peek in English and German at a forthcoming collection of unpublished musings from the Nobel Prize winner Elias Canetti.
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching
The first public airing of the upcoming collection A Fear of Touching: Reflections on British Life and Letters, the previously unpublished private musings of the Nobel Prize winner and Hampstead resident Elias Canetti. Extracts will be read both in the original German and in English translation and range from observations about life as an exile during the Second World War, arch gossip about a rich cast of contemporaries from Iris Murdoch to Enoch Powell and acidic commentary on the rise of Margaret Thatcher.
Description supplied by the event organiser.
❓ Frequently asked questions
When is Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching?
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching takes place on Thursday, 24 September 2026 at 19:00.
Where is Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching taking place?
Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching is held at Burgh House in London (New End Square, London, NW3 1LT).
How much are tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching?
Tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching are priced at £9.38. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.
How do I get tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching?
Tickets for Reading Elias Canetti: A Fear of Touching can be booked via Eventbrite using the "Check Tickets & Live Prices" button on this page, which opens the official booking site in a new tab.
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