Saturday, June 26, 2010

July 30, War and Peace (Meeting 2 of 3)

This will be our second meeting to discuss our big book of the year, War and Peace by Tolstoy. Reading is more fun when you can share and discuss your impressions of the book with friends. So we hope you can join us in reading this classic piece of Russian literature during this summer.
Time: 7:00 PM
Date: July 30, 2010, Friday
Location: Plaza Branch Library (Small Meeting Room)
4801 Main Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
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4 comments:

Clif Hostetler said...

The "Hear and Now" radio program today had an interview with Jack Murnighan, author of the book, "Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature's 50 Greatest Hits." I so happens that "War and Peace" is one of the books discussed. (Link to Show) Scroll down to "Bring A Classic To The Beach"

July 13, 2010 at 3:19 PM
Clif Hostetler said...

Here's a link to a review in the NY Times of the book,SOPHIA TOLSTOY: A Biography by Alexandra Popoff
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July 16, 2010 at 6:32 PM
Clif Hostetler said...

The following comment was made by Bernard (bdMN) on another G.B.K.C. web site. I have copied it here to share with more readers:
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Comment by bdMN:
I have just seen the film "The Last Station" about Tolstoy in his last weeks. Christopher Plummer plays the distnguished author, and Helen Mirren plays his wife. Didn't know about the Tolstoyan movement which features prominently in the film, nor did I know that Ms. Tolstoy apparently copied out the work 6 times (as the work was being written and revised!). According to the movie, that brought the two closer together -- all that penmanship would have led to divorce in the relationships I've had.

July 29, 2010 at 10:30 AM
Clif Hostetler said...

We had a lively discussion at our July 30 meeting; first a report on the movie The Last Station, then a report on the 1965 Russian movie of War and Peace (directed by Bondarchuk), then a report of reading Anna Karenina (in a week’s time) plus Tolsoy’s Calendar of Days, then a report of the women’s view of W&P as contrasted to men, then advice from a person with a Russian Literature degree major, and then a free-for-all-conversation that went in multiple directions. We had a great time. Six of were present for the meeting.

July 31, 2010 at 4:11 PM

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