Monday, November 10, 2014

Tim Thurman's List

Here is a LINK to Tim Thurman's list of favorite books.  Those of you who attended the October 31 meeting expressed interest in seeing the list.  The link opens to "Chapter 1: Prefatory Comments."  You can proceed to Chapters 2 and 3 by clicking on the appropriate links.

Monday, November 3, 2014

December 5, 2014 -- "Snow Country" by Yasunari Kawabata


Our next meeting is December 5, 2014.  We will be discussing the book Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata
Meeting Information:
Location: Kansas City Public Library, Plaza Branch, Small Meeting Room
Address: 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Date: December 5, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM

Snow Country is one of the three novels cited by the Nobel Committee is awarding Yasunari Kawabata the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1968. The novel established Kawabata as one of Japan's foreemost authors and is considered a classic work of Japanese literature.
LINK to Wikipedia Article about "Snow Country."

Our group will also select the books for next year’s meeting schedule. You are welcome to share your suggestions by commenting below or emailing Clif Hostetler at greatbookskc@gmail.com

The following links can provide you guidance regarding our selection process: