Reading Richard Wright – Professor’s Corner

Professor’s Corner: A Discussion Group Devoted to Literary Texts

Wednesday, November 12th at 7:00PM

South Branch Library

Reading Richard Wright

Presented by:

Dr. Darryl Dickson-Carr,

Southern Methodist University

On September 4, 1908, a little more than one hundred years ago, novelist Richard Wright was born just outside of Natchez, Mississippi. Wright would eventually transform himself into one of the most important writers of fiction in the twentieth century through his landmark works, the collection of novellas Uncle Tom’s Children (1938), the novel Native Son (1940), and his autobiography, Black Boy (1945). Wright brought hard-hitting naturalism to African American fiction and, in the process, created popular literature transformed American literature forever.

This presentation will provide an overview of Wright’s life and early work, with special attention paid to Native Son and Wright’s own thoughts on the role of fiction in depicting African Americans’ struggles.

Readings for this presentation can be found at any of the Denton Public Library Branches.

For more information please contact Kimberly Wells at 940-349-8796.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

A European sensation finally arrives in America!

Judge for yourself whether it lives up to the hype.

 

Swedish writer and activist Steig Larrson wrote mysteries at night for the fun of it. He told nobody about them until he brought three completed books to his publisher.  Sadly, shortly after he turned them in he died of a massive heart attack at only fifty years old. Published after his death, his books became runaway bestsellers in Europe.

In The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, the first book in the series, disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist agrees to industrialist Henrik Vanger’s request to investigate the 40-year-old disappearance of Vanger’s 16-year-old niece, Harriet.  In return, Vanger will help Blomkvist dig up dirt on the corrupt businessman that was responsible for Mikael’s downfall. The novel combines the elements of a locked door murder mystery and a financial thriller. It has a deep and complex plot with characters that you can’t wait to hear more about when your finished.  The country of Sweden is almost a character in the novel revealing a fascinating past that many Americans know little about.

 The translations of the next two titles in the series, “The Girl Who Played With Fire” and “Castles in the Sky” will be released over the next couple of years.

Kimberly

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