Foreign Literature in Translation, 1/12, Period 2

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Dream sits cross-legged on his desk as students arrive. Once they're present, he begins.

"Good morning. I hope you all had time to read the story you were assigned on Tuesday, "The Necklace" by Guy de Maupassant. In class today, I would like for you to discuss your reactions to the story with me and with your classmates.

We are going to stay in France for a few classes. As homework for Tuesday's class, I would like for you to read as much of Albert Camus' work "The Stranger" as possible; I'm handing out a synopsis and study guide. The book tells the story of a young man whose emotions are judged "wrong" by society, and is considered a classic of the Existentialist school.

I also have a very tentative syllabus for the term, which will of course be updated and altered as class progresses. I welcome your comments on it as a whole.

Creature Languages follows this class, but I will be in my office this afternoon."

Comments

Re: Class discussion

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia nodded. "At this school? Definitely."

Re: Class discussion

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"How are you finding this school so far?" She looked across at Sydney. "Both of you."

Re: Class discussion

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shrugged. "I'm doing okay."

Re: Class discussion

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

"That's good. I found I took some time to adjust when I started. Where are you from?"

Re: Class discussion

[nadiathesaint]

"Buenos Aires." She turned to Dream. "Which reminds me. Will we be doing any South American literature? I don't see any on the syllabus, but I was sort of hoping. . . ."

Re: Class discussion

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

Dream turns to make a note on his pad. "We should," he admits. "15 weeks is far too little time to cover all of this world."

"Do you have a suggestion?"

Re: Class discussion

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia shrugs. "What about The Motorcycle Diaries? Guevara was from Argentina. Or the works of Isabel Allende? Her father was once the President of Chile. Or Julia Alvarez, from the Dominican Republic."

Re: Class discussion

[game-of-you.livejournal.com]

More scribbling on Dream's notepad.

"I'll try to work one of those in, if I can. Thank you."

Re: Class discussion

[nadiathesaint]

"You're welcome." Nadia blushes and hides this as well as a smile behind her hand. Thank you, Sophia, for making her read at the orphanage.

Re: Class discussion

[notcalledlizzie.livejournal.com]

Elizabeth nodded, smiling softly. "Yeah, it is the people who make it really. I know I'd have gone insane a long time ago without my friends."