From: "Salil Tripathi" <salil61-AT-hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Reading suggestions/Freshman Reading Experience
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2002 07:11:58 +0000


Paulo Coelho has a website, and responds to serious emails.

The site is www.paulocoelho.com, and the email address is 
autor-AT-paulocoelho.com.br

Salil

>From: mona cico <jubjubi-AT-hotmail.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 16:16:54 -0400
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>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.
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>>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)
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>>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
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>> > 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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