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Join other booklovers at the downtown Madison Public Library for exciting discussions of world literature led by Emily Auerbach and Marshall Cook, both winners of campus-wide teaching awards. Extensive handouts provided. If you need scholarship assistance to attend, please contact Emily Auerbach at 608-262-3733.
You may choose to register for a single day, a three book section or the full nine-week series.
Time: Tuesdays, 9:30 a.m. -11 a.m.
Location: Madison Public Library, 201 W. Mifflin St
Fee: $14/class, $34/section, $79/nine-part series
Registration: To register, call 608-262-2451, download and mail our registration form, or register online securely. Books are available through most major booksellers. Please register in advance.
Section 1: Booker Prize winners
Jan 26—Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (Booker Prize, 2008)
Feb 2—Yann Martel, The Life of Pi (Booker Prize, 2002)
Feb 9—Alice Munro, Runaway (2009 Booker International Prize)
Section 2: The books behind the movies
Feb 23—Ian McEwan, Atonement
Mar 2—Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road
Mar 9—Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon (Marshall Cook)
Section 3: The Victorian model for Gone with the Wind
Apr 13—William Thackeray, Vanity Fair, chapters 1-25
Apr. 20—Chapters 26-46
Apr. 27—Chapters 47-67
If you have any questions, please content Diane Dennis at 608-262-3885 or ddennis@dcs.wisc.edu.
The Department of Liberal Studies & the Arts is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of Continuing Studies. The units within Continuing Studies provide continuing education programs for lifelong learners, from precollege to seniors, as well as counseling services for adult learners. You will find the UW-Madison Continuing Studies home page at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu, or browse the Web site using the navigational links below.
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File last updated: October 2009
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