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vienna lit book group
!! Everyone welcome !!One Monday a month we get together in the English Studies library at Vienna University to discuss some contemporary text. After 8 pm the discussion may continue in one of the local pubs... Next meeting: Monday 27 Sept: 6.15pm - 8pm Solar by Ian McEwan “Beard, a short, fat, philandering physicist, serves as
the novel's scientifically informed focal consciousness and as a
quasi-allegorical figure…. Though never in doubt about the basic science of global warming, he begins the novel suspicious of the "Old Testament ring" to environmentalists' forewarnings. ... Self-deluding, a serial breaker of resolutions, hopelessly addicted to overconsumption - Beard also stands for humanity in general. When he gets his comeupance, it's a powerful reminder that reality isn't a comic novel, and in its deepest implications, this book isn't one either." Christopher Tayler, The Guardian
books previously discussed:Tash Aw: Map of the Invisible World
Marilynne Robinson: Gilead Caryl Phillips: Cambridge Fay Weldon: The Stepmother's Diary Nicholas Baker: A Box of Matches Audrey Niffenegger: The Time Traveler's Wife Alan Bennett: The Uncommon Reader Philip Pullman: His Dark Materials Michel Faber: Under The Skin John Burnside: The Devil's Footprints David Mitchell: Cloud Atlas Lloyd Jones: Mr Pip Douglas Coupland: The Gum Thief Graham Swift: The Light of Day Gail Jones: Sorry Iain Banks: The Crow Road Anne Enright: Taking Pictures J. M. Coetzee: Disgrace Jackie Kay: The Adoption Papers Paul Auster: New York Trilogy Martin Amis: House of Meetings Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie: Half of a Yellow Sun J.K. Rowling: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Mordecai Richler: Barney's Version David Lodge: Author, Author Julian Barnes: Arthur & George Vienna Lit (eds): Vienna Views Marina Lewycka: A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Carol Ann Duffy: The World's Wife Zadie Smith: On Beauty John Updike: Terrorist Ali Smith: The Accidental Mitch Albom: Tuesdays with Morrie Mitch Albom: The Five People You Meet in Heaven Nick Hornby: A Long Way Down Lionel Shriver: We Need To Talk About Kevin Kate Fox: Watching the English Kazuo Ishiguro: Never Let Me Go Jonathan Safran Foer: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: Purple Hibiscus Ian McEwan: Saturday Jasper Fforde: The Eyre Affair Andrea Levy: Small Island If you love reading and want to meet like-minded people
informally to have a snack, a drink, and – above all
– to discuss a contemporary text, just come along. (It would be great if you
could drop me a line so we know roughly how many people to expect:
julia.novak@univie.ac.at)
Julia Novak
(Vienna Lit Book Group Coordinator) Venue:
Fachbereichsbibliothek für Anglistik und Amerikanistik Universitätscampus Altes AKH Spitalgasse 2, Hof 8 A-1090 Wien http://www.univie.ac.at/AngLib/ karin.lach@univie.ac.at How to get there: trams 43,44, 5, 33 To access courtyard 8 use any one of the main entrances to the campus: Garnisongasse (walk through courtyard 9) Thavonatgasse, Alserstrasse (walk through courtyards 1 and 7) Spitalgasse (walk through courtyards 1 or 2 and 7).
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