# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am
- **Event Description**: Bestselling writer, journalist and broadcaster Simon Winchester OBE (UK/USA) will join WORD in March 2026 for a special session to chat about his latest book, The Breath of the Gods: The History and Future of the Wind.

Simon has written about everything from eccentric scientists and how engineers invented the modern world, to natural disasters, religious conflicts and the making of the Oxford English Dictionary in his 30-plus books to date.

The Breath of the Gods brings together history, literature, science, poetry, and engineering in a fascinating look at that beguiling force of nature: the wind. Wind plays a vital part in our everyday lives from aeroplane and car travel to the climate disasters that are becoming more frequent, so expect an insightful and wide-ranging conversation with the master of narrative nonfiction.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/christchurch/simon-winchester-the-breath-of-the-gods/200029369209712
- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Christchurch
- **state**: CA
- **country**: New Zealand
- **location**: The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011
- **lat**: -43.5289
- **long**: 172.63816
- **full address**: The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011, New Zealand

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods
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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods being held?
  - **A:** Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods takes place on Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am to Fri, 06 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 am at The Piano, 156 Armagh St, Christchurch, New Zealand 8011, New Zealand.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods?
  - **A:** Simon Winchester: The Breath of the Gods is organized by WORD Christchurch.

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