READING – OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
Thursday, September 19 Clough Auditorium 152 11am -12pm
Speaker: Adam Johnson (Stanford University)
This year’s winner Pulitzer Prize in Fiction and Stanford Professor, Adam Johnson, will give a reading from his novel, The Orphan Master’s Son, set in North Korea. It explores the depths of this totalitarian state in which being human is a citizen’s biggest challenge. In a place where even emotions are dictated by the Dear Leader’s oppressive national narrative, Johnson takes the reader into the intimate space of a man named Jun Do, who dangerously transcends this country’s psychological and physical boundaries to understand what it means to feel real love.
Johnson will take questions from the audience regarding his research, writing process, and trip to North Korea. A book signing will follow. For information, please contact Jennifer Orth-Veillon at jennifer.orth-veillon@lmc.gatech.edu
SEMINAR – OPEN TO STUDENTS AND FACULTY BUT RESERVATION REQUIRED
Thursday, September 19 Stephen C. Hall Building 102 3-5 pm
Speaker: Adam Johnson (Stanford University)
The seminar will provide students and faculty with the opportunity to discuss Johnson’s work and scholarship in an informal setting. Johnson will discuss trauma narratives and the way they use techniques to reflect the complicated, psychological process of trauma.
Due to the limited amount of spaces, reservations are required. Please email Jennifer Orth-Veillon at jennifer.orth-veillon@lmc.gatech.edu to secure a place.
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