Next Meeting Date: Tuesday, April 1
Time: 1:30 - 2:45
Where: Beth Emet
In our last meeting…
Garry Sigman led our discussion of the science fiction story “Nightfall” by Isaac Asimov. Thanks, Garry, for the assistance with the background regarding Asimov and with the analysis of the story.
Our next story…
..is another one by Raymond Carver, “After the Denim.” First published in the New England Review, 1981, the story was included in his collection of short stories titled What We Talk about When We Talk about Love (yes, the title of one of his stories and also the title of the collection containing that story).
Carter is credited with having had a profound influence on American short story writers during the eighties, at the head of the line of 'dirty realists' or 'K-mart realists'. Set in trailer parks and shopping malls, Carver’s stories tell of banal lives that turn on seemingly insignificant details. His ability to create simple scenes that evoke almost subliminal emotions has been compared to Edward Hopper’s ability to do so with paint.
Click here to RSVP.
“After the Denim” is attached.
Please call or text me if you have any questions.
Phil
Time: 1:30 - 2:45
Where: Beth Emet
In our last meeting…
Garry Sigman led our discussion of the science fiction story “Nightfall” by Isaac Asimov. Thanks, Garry, for the assistance with the background regarding Asimov and with the analysis of the story.
Our next story…
..is another one by Raymond Carver, “After the Denim.” First published in the New England Review, 1981, the story was included in his collection of short stories titled What We Talk about When We Talk about Love (yes, the title of one of his stories and also the title of the collection containing that story).
Carter is credited with having had a profound influence on American short story writers during the eighties, at the head of the line of 'dirty realists' or 'K-mart realists'. Set in trailer parks and shopping malls, Carver’s stories tell of banal lives that turn on seemingly insignificant details. His ability to create simple scenes that evoke almost subliminal emotions has been compared to Edward Hopper’s ability to do so with paint.
Click here to RSVP.
“After the Denim” is attached.
Please call or text me if you have any questions.
Phil
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