Talk About Literature in Kansas is a program for every Kansan who loves to read and discuss good books. The Friends of the Grant County Library Foundation is proud to sponsor for Fall, 2010, Encountering Asia.Today, perhaps more than ever, it is important that we not take Kipling’s maxim at face value. Instead, it is imperative that we find ways to build bridges of understanding between East and West. Still, it is true that tradition and experience can produce meaningful differences between peoples and cultures. Two thousand years of Confucian beliefs saturated the political and ethical foundations of China in ways that are still apparent today. Japanese gender roles continue to differ significantly from those in the West. Events such as the Japanese nation’s defeat in World War II are part of a very real, modern Japanese experience, as are the decline of rural life and the trauma of the Cultural Revolution in Communist China.
All four Encountering Asia authors provide ways to learn more about Asian tradition and experience. Each, in one way or another, bridges the worlds of Asia and the West.
The fall program begins in August and ends in November. Any adult in the community is invited to attend. Each program will be lead by a Scholar in the Cooper Clark meeting room at 7:30pm. For information on program specifics or when the books will be available for check-out call the Library at 356-1433.
Titles and dates of series:
8-30-2010 An artist of the floating world by Kazuo Ishiguro.
9-20-2010 Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
10-25-2010 The Chinese gold murders by Robert Van Gulik
11-29-2010 Waiting by Ha Jin
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.
KS WEB FILE