John Banville (left), photo by Douglas Banville and Richard Ford (right), photo by Kristina Ford.

Organized by Sam Lipsyte, Writing.

Banville and Ford, authors of many novels (The Book of Evidence, Independence Day), winners of many prizes (Booker, Pulitzer, Princess of Asturias, Prix Femina) and decades-long friends, engage in (it's hoped) a spirited, un-theoretical back 'n forth about the supposed pleasures of the text.

Co-presented by The Society of Fellows and Heyman Center for the Humanities and the Writing Program.

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert

Photo by Bruce Gilbert