An event every week that begins at 10:00am on Friday, repeating until February 1, 2019
The text for the 2018-2019 Great Books discussion group is The Best American Short Stories of the Century edited by John Updike, the 1999 edition, or the expanded edition co-edited with Katrina Kenisonor. Additional readings through April 2019 will be selected by the group.
Dec. 7
Wild Plums by Coates, p. 100
Theft by Porter, p. 105
Dec. 14
My Dead Brother comes to America by Godin, p. 153
Resurrection of a Life by Saroyan, p. 159
Christmas Gift by Warren, p. 169
Dec. 21
Bright Morning Star by Wright, p. 179
The Hitchhikers by Welty, p. 211
Dec. 28
The Peach Stone by Horgan, p. 224
That in Aleppo Once by Nabokov, p. 241
Jan. 4, 2019
The Interior Castle by Stafford, p. 250
Miami—New York by Gellhorn, p. 264
Jan. 11
The Second Tree from the Corner by White, p. 281
The Farmer’s Children by Bishop, p. 286
Jan. 18
The Resemblance between a Violin Case and a Coffin by Williams, p. 312
The Country Husband by Cheever, p. 325
Jan. 25
Green Leaf by O’Conner, p. 384
Defender of the Faith by Roth, p. 384
Feb. 1
The German Refugee by Malamud, p. 438
Where are You Going, Where have You Been by Oates, p. 450
Note: Additional readings through April 2019 will be selected by the group.