Great Literature Discussions

In this bitterly funny novel, a writer finds himself tossed into a chaotic world of schoolboys by a diabolical professor who wishes to reduce him to childishness. Published in Poland...

This beautiful and eloquent semi-autobiographical 1954 novel tells of a simple peasant woman in a village in India who meets changing times with remarkable fortitude. This was Markandaya’s first novel,...

Molloy, the first of the three masterpieces which constitute Samuel Beckett’s famous trilogy, appeared in French in 1951, followed seven months later by Malone Dies and two years later by The Unnamable. Few...

In Sleepless Nights a woman looks back on her life and assembles a scrapbook of memories, reflections, portraits, letters, wishes, and dreams. An inspired fusion of fact and invention, this beautifully realized, hard-bitten,...

A gargantuan comedy about the Pursuit of Happiness in America, Infinite Jest explores what entertainment is and why it has come to so dominate our lives, how our desire for...

This 1957 novel is Daphne’s song of survival but also the author’s: Frame was herself misdiagnosed with schizophrenia and scheduled for brain surgery. She was famously saved only when she...

This week's discussion is on Nutshell by Ian McEwan: As Trudy’s unborn son listens, bound within her body, to his mother and his uncle’s murderous plans, he gives us a...

This week's discussion is about Seeing Red by Lina Meruane. We're also thrilled to announce that we'll be joined by the author herself for our discussion. This profound novel describes...

With a jaw-dropping versatility of voice and point of view, The Boat is an extraordinary work of fiction that guides us to the heart of what it means to be...

With a jaw-dropping versatility of voice and point of view, The Boat is an extraordinary work of fiction that guides us to the heart of what it means to be...