american literature
The library in use: “So long, see you tomorrow” by William Maxwell
“In this magically evocative novel, William Maxwell explores the enigmatic gravity of the past, which compels us to keep explaining it even as it makes liars out of us every time we try. On a winter morning in the 1920s, a shot rings out on a farm in rural Illinois. A man named Lloyd Wilson
SPANISH READING CLUB: ELEVEN YEARS AND MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED SHARED READINGS
With the first session of 2015, the Institute's Library Reading Club turned eleven years old and surpassed a decade of existence. In all this time, it has been held without interruption during the months of September to June and always on the last Thursday of each month, to share opinions and debate
The Library in Use: “Zeitoun”by Dave Eggers
“The true story of one family, caught between America's two biggest policy disasters: the war on terror and the response to Hurricane Katrina. Abdulrahman and Kathy Zeitoun run a house-painting business in New Orleans. In August of 2005, as Hurricane Katrina approaches, Kathy evacuates with their four young children from her, leaving Zeitoun to watch over the
Spanish Book Club Reading of the Month
Participate by reading the recommended book and attending the colloquium that is usually held on the last Thursday of each month. Session led by Jacqueline Cruz, Ph.D. Cycle 2014-2015: "Interwar American Literature" Free admission and prior registration from the Institute's website Agenda. Book of the month: “Manhattan Transfer” by John Dos Passos. “Published
The story of the month analysis: “The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The theme of this year's cycle – “Great Short Stories from Lesser Known Authors/Lesser Known Short Stories from Great Authors” – raises intriguing questions with regard to our story for November, Charlotte Perkins Gilman's “The Yellow Wallpaper.” Where, exactly, should we situate Gilman and her story of her in relation to our understanding of what it means
The collection in use: "The Conspiracy of Fools" by John Kennedy Toole
“The protagonist of this novel is one of the most memorable characters in North American literature: Ignatius Reilly -a mixture of delirious Oliver Hardy, adipose Don Quixote and perverse Saint Thomas Aquinas, gathered in one person-, who at thirty still lives with his quirky mother, is busy writing a lengthy
The collection in use: “The burgess boys” Elizabeth Strout
“Haunted by the freak accident that killed their father when they were children, Jim and Bob Burgess escaped from their Maine hometown of Shirley Falls for New York City as soon as they possibly could. Jim, a sleek, successful corporate lawyer, has belittled his bighearted brother their whole lives, and Bob, a Legal Aid attorney
Library Novelties: “Chicken Big” by Keith Graves
“On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg. And out of this egg came one big, humongous . . . something. “It's big!” clucked the little rooster. “It's enormous!” clucked the small chicken. “It's anelephant!” peeped the smallest chicken. “Run for your lives!” they believe.
The favorite books of our readers
“Mud Woman” by Joyce Carol Oates “Abandoned by her own mother on the banks of the Black Snake River, the little “mud girl” survives by chance, or perhaps fate. The well-intentioned couple who adopts her tries to bury her past. But the past always comes back." Extracted from Alfaguara. See also: http://www.elboomeran.com/obra/1776/mujer-de-barro/ http://bit.ly/1tIqNlF http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joyce_Carol_Oates
The favorite books of our readers
“Carthage” by Joyce Carol Oates “Dark and riveting, Carthage is a powerful addition to the Joyce Carol Oates canon, one that explores the human capacity for violence, love, and forgiveness, and asks if it's ever truly possible to come home again. ” Extracted from Amazon. See also: http://wapo.st/1bD0zqj http://bit.ly/1fhSohX http://n.pr/1mzgLJT The selected titles are a sample