{"id":209,"date":"2024-11-04T17:27:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-04T17:27:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aprir.org.ar\/?p=209"},"modified":"2024-11-16T19:12:23","modified_gmt":"2024-11-16T19:12:23","slug":"reading-group-the-dreams-and-daggers-sessions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aprir.org.ar\/en\/reading-group-the-dreams-and-daggers-sessions\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Group:\u00a0Dreams and Daggers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our traditional Reading Group<\/strong> led by Mariela Burani<\/strong> resumes its work after the holidays with four stand-alone online sessions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

APRIR members<\/strong>: $6000 each session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-members<\/strong>: $9000 each session. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 10th :<\/strong> <\/em>Wakefield <\/em>(1835) by Nathaniel Hawthorne and Wakefield <\/em>(2007) by E.L. Doctorow 
Let\u2019s explore the intriguing concept of a man abruptly disappearing from his everyday life to observe the world he leaves behind. Hawthorne\u2019s Wakefield takes place in 1835, and the main character is a Victorian gentleman, whereas Doctorow’s 2008 narrative reimagines this premise in a modern context, focusing on a Manhattan lawyer’s psychological journey as he hides out in his garage attic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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September 7th:<\/strong>  A selection from \u201cMonday or Tuesday\u201d by Virginia Woolf
\u00abI want to think quietly, calmly, spaciously, never to be interrupted, never to have to rise from my chair, to slip easily from one thing to another, without any sense of hostility or obstacle. I want to sink deeper and deeper, away from the surface, with its hard separate facts.\u00bb (Virginia Woolf, \u00abThe Mark on the Wall\u201d)<\/em>
In this session, we will explore a selection of texts from \u00abMonday or Tuesday,\u00bb Virginia Woolf\u2019s collection of short fiction published in 1921. This collection, the only one she chose to publish, is one of Woolf’s earlier works and showcases her experimentation with narrative form and the development of her modernist style.
The collection is marked by Woolf’s focus on inner experiences, fleeting thoughts, and the sensory world. The stories often eschew traditional plot structures, instead delving into the intricacies of perception and the fluidity of consciousness. Woolf’s innovative use of language and narrative technique in this collection laid the groundwork for her later, more famous works. Special guests:<\/strong> translators Pato Labasti\u00e9 and Erika Cosenza, who are responsible for the new translation of Monday or Tuesday, will join us to discuss their experience translating Virginia Woolf\u2019s shorter prose and the significance of producing new translations of her work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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November 9th: <\/strong>In translation: A Simple Heart by Gustave Flaubert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Simple Heart, or Un c\u0153ur simple <\/em>in French, <\/em>tells the story of F\u00e9licit\u00e9, a humble and devoted servant, whose life is marked by quiet suffering, loss, and unwavering loyalty. Through her deep love for others\u2014especially her employer\u2019s family and a pet parrot\u2014Flaubert highlights her pure heart and enduring faith. The story beautifully captures themes of selflessness, loneliness, and the search for meaning in an ordinary life. It\u2019s a moving portrayal of human endurance in the face of hardship. Join us in this session as we dive into this timeless story, exploring its rich themes, complex emotions, and Flaubert’s masterful narrative style. Whether you’re reading A Simple Heart<\/em> for the first time or revisiting it, there\u2019s always something new to discover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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December 9th: <\/strong>\u201cAn Attack of Hunger\u201d by Maeve Brennan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00abAn Attack of Hunger\u00bb explores themes of emotional constraints within an Irish family, focusing on the dynamics between a smothering mother, a weak or distant father, and their son. The mother\u2019s obsessive focus on her son, John, isolates her from her husband, perpetuating a cycle of coldness and emotional void in their marriage. The son\u2019s decision to leave home to become a priest deepens her loneliness and sense of abandonment, while the husband, diminished in his role, passively supports the household.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maeve Brennan (1917\u20131993), born in Dublin, moved to Washington, DC, at seventeen when her father became Ireland’s first envoy to the United States. After studying English Literature at the American University of Washington, she relocated to New York, joining The New Yorker in 1949 as a staff writer. Under the pseudonym \u00abThe Long-Winded Lady,\u00bb she gained recognition for her sketches of New York life. Brennan also published acclaimed short stories, collected in In and Out of Never-Never Land<\/em> (1969), Christmas Eve<\/em> (1974), and the posthumous collections The Springs of Affection<\/em> (1997) and The Rose Garden<\/em> (2000). Her novella The Visitor<\/em> was discovered and published in 2000. (Adapted from The Granta Book of the Irish Short Story<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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