INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORIES
INTERNATIONAL SHORT STORIES
Contemporary Short Stories
AH 108
This class is an interactive adventure in reading and discussing works by short story masters from around the globe, including Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, Martin Amis and more. We analyze the techniques and poetics of selected stories. Volunteers choose a story from the text, develop questions and lead the discussion.
NOTE: The textbook is The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories, edited by Daniel Halpern, available new or used at Amazon.com
Enrollment is limited to 20 participants.
Developers:
Elfie Glaubitt,
an experienced short story presenter with OLLI.
David Israelsky,
who has years of book group discussion experience.
Mondays, November 4, 18; December 2, 16; January 6, 20
1:00 - 3:00 PM
OLLI Conference Room
Facilitators:
Elfie Glaubitt 949-786-2239
eglaubitt@gmail.com
David Israelsky 714-969-0428
disraelsky@verizon.net
6 Meetings
Fall 2019
Date | Day | Start Time | End Time | Building |
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Date11/4/2019 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date11/18/2019 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date12/2/2019 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date12/16/2019 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date1/6/2020 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |
Date1/20/2020 | DayMonday | Start Time 1:00PM | End Time 3:00PM | BuildingThe Irvine Station |