Quest Courses – Spring 2023 / Literature / CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES
Coordinators: Nancy Richardson, Mary Buchwald, Frieda Lipp
This long-running class-driven discussion course brings together fans of international short stories who share their points of view about the various elements of each story — plot, setting, characters, etc.
Each class has two presenters. They each choose a story and, after giving a brief narrative about the author and story background, open the class for discussion
A WEEK / THURSDAY / 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM
Contemporary Short Stories, Spring 2023 | |||
Date | Story Title | Author | Presenter |
Feb 09 | 1. Chac Mool | Carlos Fuentes Matthew Klam | Donna Basile |
Feb 23 | 1. In the Stacks | Robin Sloan | Steve Allen |
Mar 09 | 1. Interpreter of Maladies | Jhumpa Lahiri | Gloria Peropat |
Mar 23 | 1. Tiny, Meaningless Things | Marissa Silver | Arlynn Greenbaum |
Apr 13 | 1. The Hollow Children | Louis Erdrich Edith Wharton | Ze’eva Cohen |
Apr 27 | 1. The Wolves of Circassia | Tere Davila | Nancy Richardson |
May 11 | 1. Lemonade | Eshkoi Nevo Mary Okon Ononokpono | Anita Hunter |
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