March 25, 2022— Ten-Thirty on a Summer Night, by Marguerite Duras

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be March 25, 2022. We will discuss Ten-Thirty on a Summer Night, by Marguerite Duras

Meeting Location & Time:
Date: March 25, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm

 Zoom On-Line Meeting:
 — an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
 — the link is sent to a limited mailing list of those who have either attended a meeting in the past year or have requested that their name be included on the mailing list. Requests to be added to the mailing list may be sent to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.

Description of the Book:

Ten-Thirty on a Summer Night is a 1960 novel by the French writer Marguerite Duras. It was adapted into the 1966 film 10:30 P.M. Summer. Marguerite Duras was a French novelist, playwright, screenwriter, essayist, and experimental filmmaker. Her script for the film Hiroshima mon amour (1959) earned her a nomination for Best Original Screenplay at the Academy Awards. Link to an analysis of the novel. 

Feb. 25, 2022— The Golden Ass, by Apuleius

The next meeting of Great Books KC will be February 25, 2022. We will discuss The Golden Ass, by Apuleius

Meeting Location & Time:
Date: February 25, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm

 Zoom On-Line Meeting:
 — an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
 — the link is sent to a limited mailing list of those who have either attended a meeting in the past year or have requested that their name be included on the mailing list. Requests to be added to the mailing list may be sent to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.

Description of the Book:
The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, which Augustine of Hippo referred to as The Golden Ass is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The protagonist of the novel is Lucius. At the end of the novel, he is revealed to be from Madaurus, the hometown of Apuleius himself. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. While trying to perform a spell to transform into a bird, he is accidentally transformed into an ass. This leads to a long journey, literal and metaphorical, filled with inset tales. He finally finds salvation through the intervention of the goddess Isis, whose cult he joins.