Latin American Literature
in English Translation:
A Book Club for Teachers of English
and
the Columbus Community
SATURDAYS AT 10:00 A.M., ONCE A MONTH
UPPER ARLINGTON
| July 17, 2004 |
The Matter of Desire, by Edmundo
Paz Soldán (Bolivia) |
Discussion leader: Fernando Unzueta |
| August 21, 2004 |
Title TBA |
Discussion leader: TBA |
The upcoming book club title is on sale at a 20% discount at Barnes & Noble, Kingsdale (3280 Tremont Road, Columbus, Ohio).
This book club is free and open to the public. Please call (614) 459-0920 to reserve a seat--or just show up. Feel free to participate at any or all of the sessions.
If you are interested in
professional development units for teacher recertification, please
contact Carol Robison at the OSU Center
for Latin American Studies, by phone at (614) 688-3963, by fax at (614) 292-4273, or by
e-mail at clas@osu.edu.
The Matter of
Desire is the story of Pedro, a
Bolivian-American
political scientist who teaches at a university in upstate New York.
Having become entangled in an erotically charged romance with Ashley, a
beautiful red-headed graduate student, he returns to Bolivia to seek
answers to his own life by investigating the mysteries of his father's
past. Trapped between two cultures, Pedro ultimately finds himself in
an existential dilemma of tragic dimensions. The Matter of Desire
combines elements of the political thriller and the family mystery with
a torrid illicit love affair and brilliantly elucidates the complex
relationship between Latin America and the United States.
Click for a list of titles previously
discussed: Summer Quarter 2001 | Autumn Quarter 2001 | Winter & Spring Quarters
2002 | Academic Year 2002-2003 | Summer Quarter 2003
| Academic Year 2003-2004