Please go ahead and line up a comp. lit novel, either from amazon.com or from the library. You'll need this in tow by September 30th. Remember that the Pines System through the Athens-Clarke Library allows you to borrow from any facility in the whole state of Georgia, so our librarians can find and order most anything you want. Make sure this book portrays life outside the Western-European tradition and is written by an author who either still lives in another region or is only first or second generation American or British.
Here are a few recommendations, but you may choose something else, as long as you clear it w/ us:
The Kite Runner OR A Thousand Splendid Suns, by Khaled Hosseini
The Kitchen God's Wife, by Amy Tan
The Inheritance of Loss, by Kiran Desai
Things Fall Apart, by Chinua Achebe, coupled w/ three stories from Uwem Akpan's Say You're One of Them
A House for Mr. Biswas, by V.S. Naipaul
One Hundred Years of Solitude, by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (please talk to us if you choose this one.)
DUE DATES (with apologies to Jiyeong for the confusion):
9/23:
-Rough draft of short story paper--please make sure this is in an almost-finished state by Wed. and carefully follow the guidelines on the handout I gave you. We probably will peer-edit and teacher-edit.
-Two important points from each of the final chapters of HTRLLAP--I really don't mind if you borrow from my list of important points from the last blog post, as long as you fill in a few details to let me know you're familiar with the chapters.
9/24
Final draft of short story paper
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