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"Exile" Series
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass., Oct. 11, 2007 -- Nathan Englander, author of the acclaimed short story collection "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges," will read from and discuss his new novel "The Ministry of Special Cases" on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Williams College. The lecture will be held in Griffin Hall, room 3, at 8 p.m. It is free and open to the public. The lecture is part of the series "A Year of Exile."
Englander, the 2000 winner of the Pen/Malamud Award, has emerged as one of the foremost Jewish-American writers of his generation. His book, "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges," a collection of nine remarkable stories set in the tightly knit world of Orthodox Judaism where Englander was raised, was published when he was 29.
His most recent work and first novel titled "The Ministry of Special Cases" is a timeless story of fathers and sons told amidst the cruelty of Argentina's "Dirty War." The Los Angeles Times praised the book as "a mesmerizing rumination on loss and memory." Harper's Magazine wrote "you will wonder how a novel about parents looking for and failing to find their lost son, about a machinery of state determined to abolish not only the future but also the past, can be horrifying and funny at the same time. Somehow... this one is."
Englander's short stories have appeared in editions of "The Best American Short Stories" and other literary publications.
The Exile series will host seven additional lectures during the academic year. All are open to the public; all are free except for the Jan. 17 event.
On Thursday, Nov. 1, Andre Aciman, chairman of The City University of New York Graduate Center's doctoral program in comparative literature will discuss "Exile as Metaphor." Aciman is author of "Out of Egypt: A Memoir," "False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory," and a new novel titled "Call Me by Your Name." He will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Nadje Al-Ali, author of "Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present" will discuss "What Kind of Liberation and Democracy? Iraqi Women between Dictatorship, Wars, and Occupation," in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Williams Professor of Russian Darra Goldstein will give a lecture and demonstration of the foods of Jewish exile on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 7 p.m. A food tasting will follow the discussion. Tickets for this event are $10 for the public and $3 for students. The event will be held in the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance.
Michael Hofmann, a poet and prize-winning translator, will discuss Joseph Roth at large in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s on Thursday, Feb. 21. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
On Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7, David Stern, professor of classical Hebrew literature at the University of Pennsylvania, will present a lecture on "The Jewish Book in its Diasporic Contexts."
Robert Coale, professor at Universite Paris 8, will conclude the series on Tuesday, April 22 with a lecture titled "From Interns to Liberators: Spanish Exiled Loyalist in World War II." Coale's presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
The Williams College Jewish Studies program and the Bronfman Fund for Judaic Studies are sponsoring this yearlong series, "A Year of Exile."
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For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4277. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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Event: Megan Brankley
Englander, the 2000 winner of the Pen/Malamud Award, has emerged as one of the foremost Jewish-American writers of his generation. His book, "For the Relief of Unbearable Urges," a collection of nine remarkable stories set in the tightly knit world of Orthodox Judaism where Englander was raised, was published when he was 29.
His most recent work and first novel titled "The Ministry of Special Cases" is a timeless story of fathers and sons told amidst the cruelty of Argentina's "Dirty War." The Los Angeles Times praised the book as "a mesmerizing rumination on loss and memory." Harper's Magazine wrote "you will wonder how a novel about parents looking for and failing to find their lost son, about a machinery of state determined to abolish not only the future but also the past, can be horrifying and funny at the same time. Somehow... this one is."
Englander's short stories have appeared in editions of "The Best American Short Stories" and other literary publications.
The Exile series will host seven additional lectures during the academic year. All are open to the public; all are free except for the Jan. 17 event.
On Thursday, Nov. 1, Andre Aciman, chairman of The City University of New York Graduate Center's doctoral program in comparative literature will discuss "Exile as Metaphor." Aciman is author of "Out of Egypt: A Memoir," "False Papers: Essays on Exile and Memory," and a new novel titled "Call Me by Your Name." He will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, Nadje Al-Ali, author of "Iraqi Women: Untold Stories from 1948 to the Present" will discuss "What Kind of Liberation and Democracy? Iraqi Women between Dictatorship, Wars, and Occupation," in Brooks-Rogers Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.
Williams Professor of Russian Darra Goldstein will give a lecture and demonstration of the foods of Jewish exile on Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 at 7 p.m. A food tasting will follow the discussion. Tickets for this event are $10 for the public and $3 for students. The event will be held in the '62 Center for Theatre and Dance.
Michael Hofmann, a poet and prize-winning translator, will discuss Joseph Roth at large in Europe in the 1920s and 1930s on Thursday, Feb. 21. The lecture will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
On Tuesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7, David Stern, professor of classical Hebrew literature at the University of Pennsylvania, will present a lecture on "The Jewish Book in its Diasporic Contexts."
Robert Coale, professor at Universite Paris 8, will conclude the series on Tuesday, April 22 with a lecture titled "From Interns to Liberators: Spanish Exiled Loyalist in World War II." Coale's presentation will begin at 7:30 p.m. in Griffin Hall, room 7.
The Williams College Jewish Studies program and the Bronfman Fund for Judaic Studies are sponsoring this yearlong series, "A Year of Exile."
***
For building locations on the Williams campus, please consult the map outside the driveway entrance to the Security Office located in Hopkins Hall on Main Street (Rte. 2), next to the Thompson Memorial Chapel, or call the Office of Public Affairs (413) 597-4277. The map can also be found on the web at www.williams.edu/home/campusmap/
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Event: Megan Brankley
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