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Great Books - April

11-22-63
by Stephen King

Discussion by Dr. Jennifer Farrell
April 9, 2014

While grading essays by his GED students, Jake Epping, a high school English teacher, reads a gruesome, enthralling piece penned by janitor Harry Dunning: 50 years ago, Harry somehow survived his father’s sledgehammer slaughter of his entire family. Jake is blown away, but an even more bizarre secret comes to light when Jake’s friend Al, owner of the local diner, enlists Jake to take over the mission that has become his obsession—to prevent the Kennedy assassination by stepping through a portal in the diner’s storeroom. Finding himself in warmhearted Jodie, Texas, Jake begins a new life. But all turns in the road lead to a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald. The course of history is about to be rewritten and become heart-stoppingly suspenseful. In Stephen King’s “most ambitious and accomplished” (NPR) novel, time travel has never been so believable. Or so terrifying.

Presenter

Jennifer Kelso Farrell Jennifer Kelso Farrell is an assistant professor at MSOE. A jack-of-all trades, Jennifer teaches courses in everything from Science Fiction to American Culture to composition.  She holds degrees in Creative Writing (BA: University of Montana, 1998), English (MA: Montana State University, 2001), and English Literature (PhD: Louisiana State University, 2007).  Her articles have appeared in The Leading Edge and The Journal of Popular Culture.  In 2009, she published her first book Lewis Caroll, Linguistic Nonsense, and Cyberpunk:  An Alternate Genealogy for Science Fiction.

Menu

Appetizer - Fried Clams
First Course - Chef Salad served with Parker House Roll
Entrée - Bacon Wrapped Meatloaf
Ranch Mashed Potato w/ Gravy
House Made Cream Corn
Dessert - Strawberry Shortcake


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