We talked about the inaugural Canongate Myth novel “The Penelopiad,” Margaret Atwood’s work giving a voice to Penelope.
Read MoreReading Group II: Rereading the Past
This reading group will read novels that are retelling and reinterpreting old stories, texts, and archetypes. We will discuss these more contemporary texts in relation to their older source material. Dissecting editorial and structural made by each author, we will talk about the intent of each novel and how it helps us to revisit these old and ancient stories through a new lens. What parts of these stories make them adaptable to new audiences throughout the years? Why do writers keep revisiting these tales? And what can we learn from multiple retellings of the same story? These are a few of the questions that will help guide our conversations.
“East of Eden” – Rereading Genesis
Yes, most of us know we should have read “East of Eden” by now. And we haven’t. Well, we’ve amended that.
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We’re going back to one of the oldest stories of time with “The Song of Achilles.”
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Our first book of the group revisits a novel we read in the previous group. We’re talking about J. M. Coetzee’s “Foe.”
Read MoreReading Group II: Rereading The Past
The second group we voted to read is “Rereading the Past,” where we discuss interpretations of older texts. We’re excited.
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