Natalie Haynes on Pandora's Jar and the power of storytelling - live at Hay Festival Tales 2022

Classicist Natalie Haynes discusses the myth of Pandora and how hope can be found in the power of storytelling. The talk was shared as part of an evening of stories - Hay Festival Tales: A Night of Hope - to commemorate the 35th anniversary year of the Festival.

Natalie Haynes is a writer and broadcaster and – according to the Washington Post – a rock star mythologist. Her first novel, The Amber Fury, was published to great acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic, as was The Ancient Guide to Modern Life, her previous book. Her second novel, The Children of Jocasta, was published in 2017. Her retelling of the Trojan War, A Thousand Ships, was published in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020. It has been translated into multiple languages. Her most recent non-fiction book, Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myth was published in Oct 2020, and Margaret Atwood liked it. Six series of her show, Natalie Haynes Stands Up for the Classics, have been broadcast on Radio 4: all series are available now on BBC Sounds.

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