Starting this week, I’ve begun a reading project focused on Selected Stories of Anton Chekhov, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. The plan is to read slowly and post a short video commentary on each story. I announced the plan last week in this video. Below, I’ve included a tentative schedule for the series….
Category: Fiction
‘The Thibaults’ by Roger Martin du Gard: Reflections on a Masterpiece
Reading The Thibaults (Les Thibault) was one of my highlights of 2024. Published originally in serial form between 1922 and 1940, the novel tells the story of a family—their historical context, their relationships, and their movements across the private and public spheres. World War I also casts a heavy shadow over the story, but du…
Scenes of Clerical Life: Reading George Eliot’s Short Stories – June to August 2024
Following our discussions on Albert Camus’ Exile and the Kingdom, we will turn our attention to George Eliot’s Scenes of Clerical Life. We will have a series of six sessions, two sessions dedicated to each of Eliot’s short stories, from June 22nd to July 27th. Here is the plan: Story 1. “The Sad Fortunes Of…
Exile and the Kingdom: Reading Albert Camus’ Short Stories (May & June 2024)
Announcing the book and schedule of our reading group (Davood’s book club) for May and June 2024. We’ll be reading Exile and the Kingdom by Albert Camus (translated by Carol Cosman).