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World Literature Book Club

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Our group meets on the first Thursday of each month, 6:00-7:30 p.m. We are meeting online, using the Zoom platform, unless otherwise noted. Newcomers are always welcome!

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Novels by George Sand

Novels by George Sand

Indiana. V4

by Sand, George

eBook - 2017

On Thursday August 4, 2022 discuss French author George Sand’s popular first novel, Indiana, a 19th-century romance that harshly critiqued contemporary marriage laws. On Thursday August 4, 2022 discuss French author George Sand’s popular first novel, Indiana, a 19th-century romance that harshly critiqued contemporary marriage laws. Show less

On Thursday August 4, 2022 discuss French author George Sand’s popular first novel, Indiana, a 19th-century romance that harshly critiqued contemporary marriage laws. On Thursday August 4, 2022 discuss French author George Sand’s popular first novel, Indiana, a 19th-century romance that harshly critiqued contemporary marriage laws. Show less

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Love in the Time of Cholera

Love in the Time of Cholera

by García Márquez, Gabriel

Book - 1988

On Thursday, September 1, 2022 we discuss Love in the Time of Cholera by the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this acclaime...Show more On Thursday, September 1, 2022 we discuss Love in the Time of Cholera by the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this acclaimed romantic novel Florentino Ariza waits fifty-three years, seven months, and eleven days to finally possess Fermina Daza, a woman who once promised her love but then jilted him in favor of another. Show less

On Thursday, September 1, 2022 we discuss Love in the Time of Cholera by the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this acclaime...Show more On Thursday, September 1, 2022 we discuss Love in the Time of Cholera by the Nobel Prize-winning Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez. In this acclaimed romantic novel Florentino Ariza waits fifty-three years, seven months, and eleven days to finally possess Fermina Daza, a woman who once promised her love but then jilted him in favor of another. Show less

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Sea of Poppies

Sea of Poppies

by Ghosh, Amitav

Book - 2008

On Thursday October 6, 2022 we discuss Sea of Poppies by the acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh. On Thursday October 6, 2022 we discuss Sea of Poppies by the acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh. Show less

On Thursday October 6, 2022 we discuss Sea of Poppies by the acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh. On Thursday October 6, 2022 we discuss Sea of Poppies by the acclaimed Indian author Amitav Ghosh. Show less

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Love Medicine

Love Medicine

by Erdrich, Louise

Book - 2009

On Thursday November 3, 2022 we discuss Love Medicince, the debut novel by Louise Erdrich. On Thursday November 3, 2022 we discuss Love Medicince, the debut novel by Louise Erdrich. Show less

On Thursday November 3, 2022 we discuss Love Medicince, the debut novel by Louise Erdrich. On Thursday November 3, 2022 we discuss Love Medicince, the debut novel by Louise Erdrich. Show less

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Faust

Faust

A Tragedy : Parts One & Two, Fully Revised

by Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Book - 2014

On Thursday December 1, 2022 we discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous verse drama, Faust, parts I and II. On Thursday December 1, 2022 we discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous verse drama, Faust, parts I and II. Show less

On Thursday December 1, 2022 we discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous verse drama, Faust, parts I and II. On Thursday December 1, 2022 we discuss Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s famous verse drama, Faust, parts I and II. Show less

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Exhalation

Exhalation

by Chiang, Ted

Book - 2019

On Thursday January 5, 2023 we discuss Ted Chiang’s thought-provoking short story collection, Exhalation, considered by critics to be modern masterpieces of speculative fiction. On Thursday January 5, 2023 we discuss Ted Chiang’s thought-provoking short story collection, Exhalation, considered by critics to be modern masterpieces of speculative fiction. Show less

On Thursday January 5, 2023 we discuss Ted Chiang’s thought-provoking short story collection, Exhalation, considered by critics to be modern masterpieces of speculative fiction. On Thursday January 5, 2023 we discuss Ted Chiang’s thought-provoking short story collection, Exhalation, considered by critics to be modern masterpieces of speculative fiction. Show less

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Another Country

Another Country

by Baldwin, James

eBook - 1993

On Thursday February 2, 2023 we discuss Another Country, James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about race, love, sex, politics and art. On Thursday February 2, 2023 we discuss Another Country, James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about race, love, sex, politics and art. Show less

On Thursday February 2, 2023 we discuss Another Country, James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about race, love, sex, politics and art. On Thursday February 2, 2023 we discuss Another Country, James Baldwin’s groundbreaking novel about race, love, sex, politics and art. Show less

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The God of Small Things : A Novel

The God of Small Things : A Novel

by Roy, Arundhati

eBook - 2008

On Thursday March 2, 2023 we discuss Indian author Arundhati Roy's acclaimed novel The God of Small Things. On Thursday March 2, 2023 we discuss Indian author Arundhati Roy's acclaimed novel The God of Small Things. Show less

On Thursday March 2, 2023 we discuss Indian author Arundhati Roy's acclaimed novel The God of Small Things. On Thursday March 2, 2023 we discuss Indian author Arundhati Roy's acclaimed novel The God of Small Things. Show less

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Notebook of A Return to the Native Land

Notebook of A Return to the Native Land

by Césaire, Aimé

Book - 2001

On Thursday April 6, 2023 we discuss Martinican author Aime Cesaire's landmark book-length poem Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. On Thursday April 6, 2023 we discuss Martinican author Aime Cesaire's landmark book-length poem Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. Show less

On Thursday April 6, 2023 we discuss Martinican author Aime Cesaire's landmark book-length poem Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. On Thursday April 6, 2023 we discuss Martinican author Aime Cesaire's landmark book-length poem Notebook of a Return to the Native Land. Show less

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The Vegetarian

The Vegetarian

A Novel

by Han, Kang

Book - 2015

On Thursday May 4, 2023 we discuss Korean author Kang Han's best-selling novel The Vegetarian. On Thursday May 4, 2023 we discuss Korean author Kang Han's best-selling novel The Vegetarian. Show less

On Thursday May 4, 2023 we discuss Korean author Kang Han's best-selling novel The Vegetarian. On Thursday May 4, 2023 we discuss Korean author Kang Han's best-selling novel The Vegetarian. Show less

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Kiss of the Spider Woman

Kiss of the Spider Woman

by Puig, Manuel

Book - 1979

On Thursday June 1, 2023 we discuss Argentine author Manuel Puig's famous novel Kiss of the Spider Woman. On Thursday June 1, 2023 we discuss Argentine author Manuel Puig's famous novel Kiss of the Spider Woman. Show less

On Thursday June 1, 2023 we discuss Argentine author Manuel Puig's famous novel Kiss of the Spider Woman. On Thursday June 1, 2023 we discuss Argentine author Manuel Puig's famous novel Kiss of the Spider Woman. Show less

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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

by Austen, Jane

Book - 1973

Our February 2016 selection was Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s classic novel in which the charming Dashwood sisters battle class prejudice and other obstacles in their quest for love and marriage. Our February 2016 selection was Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s classic novel in which the charming Dashwood sisters battle class prejudice and other obstacles in their quest for love and marriage. Show less

Our February 2016 selection was Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s classic novel in which the charming Dashwood sisters battle class prejudice and other obstacles in their quest for love and marriage. Our February 2016 selection was Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen’s classic novel in which the charming Dashwood sisters battle class prejudice and other obstacles in their quest for love and marriage. Show less

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Voices From Chernobyl

Voices From Chernobyl

The Oral History of A Nuclear Disaster

by Aleksievich, Svetlana

Book - 2006

Our March 2016 selection was Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Lite...Show more Our March 2016 selection was Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. In Voices from Chernobyl the author chronicles the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, weaving a dark, unforgettable narrative out of the hundreds of interviews she conducted with survivors. Show less

Our March 2016 selection was Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Lite...Show more Our March 2016 selection was Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster by Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature. In Voices from Chernobyl the author chronicles the aftermath of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, weaving a dark, unforgettable narrative out of the hundreds of interviews she conducted with survivors. Show less

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The Golden Gate

The Golden Gate

A Novel in Verse

by Seth, Vikram

Book - 1991

Our April 2016 selection was Vikram Seth's remarkable novel in verse, The Golden Gate. Inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, Seth’s charming and ...Show more Our April 2016 selection was Vikram Seth's remarkable novel in verse, The Golden Gate. Inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, Seth’s charming and moving tale relates the joys and sorrows of four young professionals looking for love and friendship in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s. Show less

Our April 2016 selection was Vikram Seth's remarkable novel in verse, The Golden Gate. Inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, Seth’s charming and ...Show more Our April 2016 selection was Vikram Seth's remarkable novel in verse, The Golden Gate. Inspired by Alexander Pushkin’s Eugene Onegin, Seth’s charming and moving tale relates the joys and sorrows of four young professionals looking for love and friendship in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1980s. Show less

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The Joy Luck Club

The Joy Luck Club

by Tan, Amy

Book - 1989

Our May 2016 selection was Amy Tan’s acclaimed first novel, The Joy Luck Club. In Tan's vivid and engaging novel, three mothers, all Chinese immigrants to San Francisco, share stories of hardship and hope with four American-born daughters. Our May 2016 selection was Amy Tan’s acclaimed first novel, The Joy Luck Club. In Tan's vivid and engaging novel, three mothers, all Chinese immigrants to San Francisco, share stories of hardship and hope with four American-born daughters. Show less

Our May 2016 selection was Amy Tan’s acclaimed first novel, The Joy Luck Club. In Tan's vivid and engaging novel, three mothers, all Chinese immigrants to San Francisco, share stories of hardship and hope with four American-born daughters. Our May 2016 selection was Amy Tan’s acclaimed first novel, The Joy Luck Club. In Tan's vivid and engaging novel, three mothers, all Chinese immigrants to San Francisco, share stories of hardship and hope with four American-born daughters. Show less

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The Picture of Dorian Gray

The Picture of Dorian Gray

by Wilde, Oscar

Book - 2003

Our June 2016 selection was Oscar Wilde’s justly famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's novel revolves around Dorian, a handsome, dissolute dan...Show more Our June 2016 selection was Oscar Wilde’s justly famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's novel revolves around Dorian, a handsome, dissolute dandy who devotes his life to pursuing beauty and pleasure. Afraid that his good looks will someday fade, Dorian wishes that a recently painted portrait of him would suffer the inevitable ravages of time, rather than his own physical self. To Dorian’s surprise, his wish is granted. Show less

Our June 2016 selection was Oscar Wilde’s justly famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's novel revolves around Dorian, a handsome, dissolute dan...Show more Our June 2016 selection was Oscar Wilde’s justly famous novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray. Wilde's novel revolves around Dorian, a handsome, dissolute dandy who devotes his life to pursuing beauty and pleasure. Afraid that his good looks will someday fade, Dorian wishes that a recently painted portrait of him would suffer the inevitable ravages of time, rather than his own physical self. To Dorian’s surprise, his wish is granted. Show less

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Invisible Cities

Invisible Cities

by Calvino, Italo

Book - 1974

Our August 2016 selection was Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. In this enchanting novella Marco Polo regales the aging Mongol emperor Kublai Khan with ta...Show more Our August 2016 selection was Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. In this enchanting novella Marco Polo regales the aging Mongol emperor Kublai Khan with tales of exotic and fantastical cities that he encountered at the ends of the sovereign’s vast empire. Polo’s poetic sketches of cities alternate with short dialogues between himself and the curious emperor. Show less

Our August 2016 selection was Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. In this enchanting novella Marco Polo regales the aging Mongol emperor Kublai Khan with ta...Show more Our August 2016 selection was Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities. In this enchanting novella Marco Polo regales the aging Mongol emperor Kublai Khan with tales of exotic and fantastical cities that he encountered at the ends of the sovereign’s vast empire. Polo’s poetic sketches of cities alternate with short dialogues between himself and the curious emperor. Show less

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The House of the Spirits

The House of the Spirits

by Allende, Isabel

Book - 1985

Our September 2016 selection was The House of the Spirits. Chilean-American author Isabel Allende’s colorful and acclaimed first novel blends romance, rev...Show more Our September 2016 selection was The House of the Spirits. Chilean-American author Isabel Allende’s colorful and acclaimed first novel blends romance, revenge, revolution, and elements of the supernatural as it chronicles the turbulent lives of the proud Trueba family across several decades of social and political upheaval. Show less

Our September 2016 selection was The House of the Spirits. Chilean-American author Isabel Allende’s colorful and acclaimed first novel blends romance, rev...Show more Our September 2016 selection was The House of the Spirits. Chilean-American author Isabel Allende’s colorful and acclaimed first novel blends romance, revenge, revolution, and elements of the supernatural as it chronicles the turbulent lives of the proud Trueba family across several decades of social and political upheaval. Show less

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Palace of Desire

Palace of Desire

by Maḥfūẓ, Najīb

Book - 1991

Our October 2016 selection was Palace of Desire, the 1957 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. In this novel two brothers seek to create l...Show more Our October 2016 selection was Palace of Desire, the 1957 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. In this novel two brothers seek to create lives for themselves while struggling with the challenges of their domineering father and the cultural and political winds that are shaking Egypt in the wake of World War I. Show less

Our October 2016 selection was Palace of Desire, the 1957 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. In this novel two brothers seek to create l...Show more Our October 2016 selection was Palace of Desire, the 1957 novel by Nobel Prize-winning author Naguib Mahfouz. In this novel two brothers seek to create lives for themselves while struggling with the challenges of their domineering father and the cultural and political winds that are shaking Egypt in the wake of World War I. Show less

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McTeague

McTeague

A Story of San Francisco

by Norris, Frank

Book - 1994

Our November 2016 selection was this classic novel about the tragic lives of an unlicensed dentist and his avaricious wife in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Our November 2016 selection was this classic novel about the tragic lives of an unlicensed dentist and his avaricious wife in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Show less

Our November 2016 selection was this classic novel about the tragic lives of an unlicensed dentist and his avaricious wife in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Our November 2016 selection was this classic novel about the tragic lives of an unlicensed dentist and his avaricious wife in nineteenth-century San Francisco. Show less

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Tripmaster Monkey

Tripmaster Monkey

His Fake Book

by Kingston, Maxine Hong

Book - 1989

Our December 2016 selection was Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Hong Kingston. Set in the lively 1960s San Francisco Bay Area, this freewheeling postmodern n...Show more Our December 2016 selection was Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Hong Kingston. Set in the lively 1960s San Francisco Bay Area, this freewheeling postmodern novel follows the picaresque adventures of its hero, Wittman Ah Sing, a recent college graduate who struggles to produce his first play and to accept his own Chinese American identity. Show less

Our December 2016 selection was Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Hong Kingston. Set in the lively 1960s San Francisco Bay Area, this freewheeling postmodern n...Show more Our December 2016 selection was Tripmaster Monkey by Maxine Hong Kingston. Set in the lively 1960s San Francisco Bay Area, this freewheeling postmodern novel follows the picaresque adventures of its hero, Wittman Ah Sing, a recent college graduate who struggles to produce his first play and to accept his own Chinese American identity. Show less

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The Portrait of A Lady

The Portrait of A Lady

by James, Henry

Book - 2011

Our January 2017 selection was The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. This famous novel follows the young, free-spirited heiress, Isabel Archer, as she tr...Show more Our January 2017 selection was The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. This famous novel follows the young, free-spirited heiress, Isabel Archer, as she travels from New York to Europe and attempts to reconcile her desire for independence with the chance of finding happiness in marriage. Show less

Our January 2017 selection was The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. This famous novel follows the young, free-spirited heiress, Isabel Archer, as she tr...Show more Our January 2017 selection was The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James. This famous novel follows the young, free-spirited heiress, Isabel Archer, as she travels from New York to Europe and attempts to reconcile her desire for independence with the chance of finding happiness in marriage. Show less

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Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage

Stories

by Munro, Alice

Book - 2001

Our March 2017 selection was Alice Munro’s acclaimed short story collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Munro, a Canadian author ...Show more Our March 2017 selection was Alice Munro’s acclaimed short story collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Munro, a Canadian author who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, has been called one of the greatest short story writers since Chekhov. Her stories are noted for their complex and nuanced explorations of human psychology, their gentle irony, and their humane and empathic tone. Show less

Our March 2017 selection was Alice Munro’s acclaimed short story collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Munro, a Canadian author ...Show more Our March 2017 selection was Alice Munro’s acclaimed short story collection Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. Munro, a Canadian author who won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, has been called one of the greatest short story writers since Chekhov. Her stories are noted for their complex and nuanced explorations of human psychology, their gentle irony, and their humane and empathic tone. Show less

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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

by Angelou, Maya

Book - 2009

Our February 2017 selection was Maya Angelou’s moving autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Angelou’s coming-of-age tale explores themes of raci...Show more Our February 2017 selection was Maya Angelou’s moving autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Angelou’s coming-of-age tale explores themes of racism, literacy, and self-determination as it follows the courageous future writer from her difficult childhood in the South to her high school years in 1940s San Francisco. Show less

Our February 2017 selection was Maya Angelou’s moving autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Angelou’s coming-of-age tale explores themes of raci...Show more Our February 2017 selection was Maya Angelou’s moving autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. Angelou’s coming-of-age tale explores themes of racism, literacy, and self-determination as it follows the courageous future writer from her difficult childhood in the South to her high school years in 1940s San Francisco. Show less

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Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin

A Novel in Verse

by Pushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich

Book - 1990

Our April 2017 selection was Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse by the great Russian Romantic poet Alexander Pushkin. With ironic humor and some melancholy P...Show more Our April 2017 selection was Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse by the great Russian Romantic poet Alexander Pushkin. With ironic humor and some melancholy Pushkin relates the story of an ill-fated romance between the young dandy Onegin and his neighbor Tatyana. Show less

Our April 2017 selection was Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse by the great Russian Romantic poet Alexander Pushkin. With ironic humor and some melancholy P...Show more Our April 2017 selection was Eugene Onegin, a novel in verse by the great Russian Romantic poet Alexander Pushkin. With ironic humor and some melancholy Pushkin relates the story of an ill-fated romance between the young dandy Onegin and his neighbor Tatyana. Show less

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