Novels into Film Discussion Group
Books / Literature - Lecture/Discussion
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Teen Room, ground floor
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
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Novels into Film -- Read the book & watch the movie!
One book/film per month. Meets on the first Thursday evening of the month at 7:00pm.
Sign up for the group by emailing lmiller@provlib.org. The continuation of this group is based on a minimum of five interested participants who meet regularly.
Thursday, December 3: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning’s headlines.
About the Author
Cormac McCarthy is one of America’s most honored writers. He has won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent novel, The Road, received the Pulitzer Prize.
Thursday, January 7: Persuasion by Jane Austen
In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, Jane Austen uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. Persuasion follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne’s friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was “unworthy.” Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne’s family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart.
About the Author
Jane Austen (1775-1817) began her writing career composing stories and novels for her family as entertainment. Although she began to write Pride and Prejudice at the age of twenty-one, her first book to appear in print was Sense an Sensibility. All of her novels, including Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion, were published anonymously. Austen's identity as an author was announced after her death by her brother, Henry.
Cost: FREE
Suggested Audiences:
Elders, Adult, College
E-mail:
lmiller@provlib.org
Last Modified: November 18, 2009 at 4:37 PM
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Novels into Film Discussion Group
Books / Literature - Lecture/Discussion
Thursday, December 3, 2009
7:00 PM-8:00 PM
Providence Public Library, Central
Teen Room, ground floor
150 Empire Street
Providence, RI 02903
Google Maps - MapQuest
Novels into Film -- Read the book & watch the movie!
One book/film per month. Meets on the first Thursday evening of the month at 7:00pm.
Sign up for the group by emailing lmiller@provlib.org. The continuation of this group is based on a minimum of five interested participants who meet regularly.
Thursday, December 3: No Country for Old Men by Cormac McCarthy
In No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy simultaneously strips down the American crime novel and broadens its concerns to encompass themes as ancient as the Bible and as bloodily contemporary as this morning’s headlines.
About the Author
Cormac McCarthy is one of America’s most honored writers. He has won both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award. His most recent novel, The Road, received the Pulitzer Prize.
Thursday, January 7: Persuasion by Jane Austen
In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, Jane Austen uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. Persuasion follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne’s friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was “unworthy.” Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne’s family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart.
About the Author
Jane Austen (1775-1817) began her writing career composing stories and novels for her family as entertainment. Although she began to write Pride and Prejudice at the age of twenty-one, her first book to appear in print was Sense an Sensibility. All of her novels, including Mansfield Park, Emma, and Persuasion, were published anonymously. Austen's identity as an author was announced after her death by her brother, Henry.
Cost: FREE
Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College
E-mail: lmiller@provlib.org
Last Modified: November 18, 2009 at 4:37 PM
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