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Join us as Lisbeth Strimple Fuisz, a lecturer in the English department at Georgetown University, leads a spirited series of lectures and informal dialogues to explore why each of four notable novels merited the Pulitzer Prize:
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APRIL 7 Beloved (1988) by Toni Morrison: The protagonist, an escaped slave, cannot escape memories of her slave home.
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MAY 5 American Pastoral (1998) by
Philip Roth: A view of the political and cultural turmoil of the ’60s.
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JUNE 9 Interpreter of Maladies (2000) by Jhumpa Lahiri: During nightly electricity outages, under cover of darkness an Indian couple share secrets they have never before revealed.
- JULY 7 The Orphan Master's Son (2013) by Adam Johnson: In totalitarian North Korea there is an underlying tension between how a person behaves within society and who they really are underneath.
Sherry and cookies are available for refreshment.
Participants should read the first book prior to class.
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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novels
4-Session Evening Course—Book Discussion Group
Mon., Apr. 7, May 5, Jun. 9, Jul. 7 at 6:45 PM
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