The West Tisbury library is pleased to announce Year 2 of the Great Modern Novels Study Group, beginning Jan. 8, 2020. According to a press release, this group, organized by Professor Philip Weinstein and Jeff Nason, is a study group for people who love to read great modern literature. Last year the class read eight books, beginning with Flaubert’s “Madame Bovary” and ending with William Faulkner’s “Light in August.” This year the course will begin with Faulkner‘s “Absalom, Absalom,” and then read great novels of the second half of the 20th century, ending with Toni Morrison’s “Beloved.”
This group will meet every three Wednesdays from Jan. 8 to June 3, from 4 to 5:30. It is a peer-based group, and the responsibility for introducing the reading will be shared. These discussions are lively and stimulating. As of now, all 12 participants from last year have chosen to continue, but there are a few available spaces for new participants. This group is free and open to all. If you are interested in joining, please contact Jeff Nason as soon as possible: jnasonmd@gmail.com or 617-285-3160.
Reading list and schedule
Jan. 8, William Faulkner, “Absalom, Absalom.”
Jan. 29, Gabriel García Márquez, “One Hundred Years of Solitude.”
Feb. 19, Eudora Welty, “The Optimist’s Daughter.”
March 11, Don DeLillo, “White Noise.”
April 1, Marilynne Robinson, “Housekeeping.”
April 22, Arundhati Roy, “The God of Small Things.”
May 13, Philip Roth, “American Pastoral.”
June 3, Toni Morrison, “Beloved.”
