Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 30
Time: 1:30 - 2:30
Where: Beth Emet
In our last meeting...
.....our group discussed the story "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. The author, himself a Vietnam War vet, skillfully wove together what the soldiers carried--weapons and other material items, fear and other emotions, and troublesome mental self-talk. Our group experienced another engaging discussion about these "things."
Our next Meeting...
..will be Tuesday April 30, 1:30-2:30, at Beth Emet.
Our next story...
..is a natural sequel to the one we just read. It's about a vet--what he was like before his time in 'Nam and what he was like after he returned. It's titled "The Red Convertible."
The author is Louise Erdrich, a much-awarded Native American writer. Here in Evanston, Erdrich has been in the news just recently because her book The Night Watchman is the One Book One Northwestern selection for the '24-'25 academic year. This is a campus-wide program that brings students, staff and faculty from across campus together around a single book. All first years students will have a copy of this novel that received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Erdrich's short story "The Red Convertible" can be accessed below.
This group is for...
...any SAM member who wants to read the story and come to the group meeting. Call me (Phil) if you have any questions.
Please respond to the RSVP.
Phil
Phil Osborne
847.424.9433
Time: 1:30 - 2:30
Where: Beth Emet
In our last meeting...
.....our group discussed the story "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien. The author, himself a Vietnam War vet, skillfully wove together what the soldiers carried--weapons and other material items, fear and other emotions, and troublesome mental self-talk. Our group experienced another engaging discussion about these "things."
Our next Meeting...
..will be Tuesday April 30, 1:30-2:30, at Beth Emet.
Our next story...
..is a natural sequel to the one we just read. It's about a vet--what he was like before his time in 'Nam and what he was like after he returned. It's titled "The Red Convertible."
The author is Louise Erdrich, a much-awarded Native American writer. Here in Evanston, Erdrich has been in the news just recently because her book The Night Watchman is the One Book One Northwestern selection for the '24-'25 academic year. This is a campus-wide program that brings students, staff and faculty from across campus together around a single book. All first years students will have a copy of this novel that received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Erdrich's short story "The Red Convertible" can be accessed below.
This group is for...
...any SAM member who wants to read the story and come to the group meeting. Call me (Phil) if you have any questions.
Please respond to the RSVP.
Phil
Phil Osborne
847.424.9433
the_red_convertible_by_louise_erdrich.pdf |