Book List 2020 – 2021
Theme: VOICES
AUTUMN 2020
1) PASSAGE TO INDIA, E.M Forster
Penguin, ISBN 9780141441160
A classic novel about the British in India, centred on the different interpretations of what happened in a cave.
2) A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN, Lucia Berlin
Pan/Macmillan, ISBN 9781447294894
One of the best American short story writers of recent years.
3) LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, George Saunders
Bloomsbury, ISBN 9781408871775
As the American Civil War rages, what is happening to President Lincoln’s 11-year old son Willie after his sudden death?
SPRING 2021
4) THE POETRY OF EMILY DICKINSON
* POEMS WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE CLASSES*
The great 19th century American poet, one of the most original poets of all.
5) BEL CANTO, Ann Patchett
HarperCollins, ISBN 9781841155838
The aftermath of a kidnapping at an international gathering in a poor Latin American country.
10% discount given on all books by The Book Centre, Kilkenny.
THE BOOKS WILL BE LOOKED AT IN THIS ORDER, WITH 3 CLASSES BEING GIVEN TO EACH OF THE 5 CHOSEN TEXTS.
PLEASE BE SURE TO GET THE EDITION RECOMMENDED, THE USE OF DIFFERENT EDITIONS SLOWS THE CLASS UP!
