July 2008 E-Letter
Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Connections
- The Bryn Mawr Book Club discusses selections from Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges (July 7)
Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events On The Horizon
- Bryn Mawr Mothers Group Meeting (August 2)
- The Bryn Mawr Book Club discusses The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough (August 6)
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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Connections
The Bryn Mawr Book Club Discusses Selections from Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges, July 7
On Monday, July 7, the Book Club will meet at the home of Elizabeth Holloway to discuss selections from Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges. The Club will be reading three short stories from the anthology: The Library of Babel; The Circular Ruins; and Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote. If you don't own the anthology, the three stories are available free online. Click on the following links:
The Library of Babel:
http://jubal.westnet.com/hyperdiscordia/library_of_babel.html
The Circular Ruins:
http://www.acsu.buffalo.edu/~jatill/175/CircularRuins.htm
Pierre Menard, Author of the Quixote:
http://www.coldbacon.com/writing/borges-quixote.html
From Amazon.com:
If Jorge Luis Borges had been a computer scientist, he probably would have invented hypertext and the World Wide Web. Instead, being a librarian and one of the world's most widely read people, he became the leading practitioner of a densely layered imaginistic writing style that has been imitated throughout this century but has no peer (although Umberto Eco sometimes comes close, especially in The Name of the Rose). Borges's stories are redolent with an intelligence, wealth of invention, and a tight, almost mathematically formal style that challenge with mysteries and paradoxes revealed only slowly after several readings. Highly recommended to anyone who wants her imagination and intellect to be aswarm with philosophical plots, compelling conundrums and a wealth of real and imagined literary references derived from an infinitely imaginary library.
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WHAT:
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Discussion of Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings by Jorge Luis Borges
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Monday, July 7, 7:00 p.m.
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Home of Elizabeth Holloway, '86, and Jim Kafadar
w350 Bleecker Street, Apt 6E (between Charles and 10th Street)
(ring buzzer no.35 if doorman is on break)
New York, NY 10014
212 645 2737
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Even if you can't attend the Bryn Mawr Book Club meeting, reading suggestions are always welcome - just send an email to Elizabeth Holloway, robinsonholloway@gmail.com. You can also visit the website and see the future selections, at: http://www.alumnae.brynmawr.edu/newycclub/events/bookclub.html
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Bryn Mawr Club of New York City Events On the Horizon
Bryn Mawr Mothers Group, Inaugural Meeting, August 2
A new alumnae group is forming out of the Finding Your Way as a Mother events held this past spring. The Bryn Mawr Mothers Group will get together monthly to discuss and commune on the issues surrounding pregnancy, childbirth, infants, toddlers, and children of all ages. We're hoping to harness the diversity of experience of Mawrters to share non-judgmental support and conversation that cuts through the layers of mother-rhetoric. Bryn Mawr alumnae will be the core of the group, but other mothers are welcome; so reach out to others and bring your friends. The group will meet at the home of Nancy Kirk, '59, on the Upper East Side on Saturday afternoons; lap babies are welcome. The initial group meeting will be August 2; light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP to Nancy at NancyKirk9@aol.com.
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Bryn Mawr Mothers Group
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Saturday, August 2, 2:00 p.m.
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Apartment of Nancy Kirk, '59
300 East 40th Street, Apartment 4S
New York, NY 10016
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To Nancy Kirk at NancyKirk9@aol.com or 212-490-0838 |
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The Bryn Mawr Book Club Discusses The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough, August 6
August is traditionally the Book Club's "Trashy Novel" month. The Club will be meeting at 7:00 PM on August 6 at the home of Elizabeth Holloway to discuss this year's selection, The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough. For more details, see next month's e-letter.
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