From: "mona cico" <jubjubi-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Reading suggestions/Freshman Reading Experience
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 16:16:54 -0400


what about Paulo Coelho the Brazilian writer of "the alchemist"? i don't 
know how to get in touch with him; but his ideas may be very appealing to 
your students.







>From: Priya Jha <pjha26-AT-yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>To: postcolonial-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu
>Subject: Re: Reading suggestions/Freshman Reading Experience
>Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 10:18:53 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Kathy,
>Thanks.  Would you be able to tell me how I might
>get in touch with him should we decide to use his
>book?
>Again, thanks.
>Priya
>
>--- kwsmith-AT-kzoo.edu wrote:
> >
> > Our campus just had the Chinese (-American)
> > writer Ha Jin on campus and
> > we read Waiting, his novel.  He is very
> > engaging and the students loved him.
> >
> > Kathy Smith
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Oct 2002 06:39:27 -0700 (PDT) Priya
> > Jha wrote:
> >
> > > Friends,
> > > Once again, I must ask for your help.  My
> > school,
> > > which is located in Western Kentucky, has a
> > > Freshman Reading Experience Program.  In this
> > > program, all incoming freshman read a book
> > the
> > > summer prior to coming here.  The book is
> > then
> > > used as part of the curriculum in writing,
> > > history, humanities classes.  In addition, we
> > > also invite the writer to give a talk.
> > >
> > > I was just asked to be on the committee that
> > > chooses the book/writer.  I was wondering if
> > > anyone could suggest a book/writer (we can
> > pay up
> > > to $5,000 for the talk) for next year.
> > > Basically, the requirements would be that 18
> > year
> > > olds can relate/get the broader themes of the
> > > text.  One suggestion was Chitra Divakruni,
> > who's
> > > already been here.  Any others?  Please feel
> > free
> > > to contact me off-list.
> > >
> > > Thanks so much in advance for your help!
> > > Priya
> > >
> > > ====> > > Dr. Priya Jha
> > > English and Philosophy
> > > Faculty Hall 7C-20
> > > Murray State University
> > > Murray, KY  42071
> > > (270) 762-4846 (w)
> > > (270) 767-0103 (h)
> > >
> > >
> >
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>====>Dr. Priya Jha
>English and Philosophy
>Faculty Hall 7C-20
>Murray State University
>Murray, KY  42071
>(270) 762-4846 (w)
>(270) 767-0103 (h)
>
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