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SUMMARY:The Fiction of Amparo Dávila
DESCRIPTION:Audrey Harris and Matt Gleeson in conversation \ncelebrating the release of \nThe Houseguest: Fiction by Amparo Dávila \nby Amparo Dávila \ntranslated by Audrey Harris and Matt Gleeson \npublished by New Directions Publishing \nLike those of Kafka\, Poe\, Leonora Carrington\, or Shirley Jackson\, Amparo Dávila’s stories are terrifying\, mesmerizing\, and expertly crafted—you’ll finish each one gasping for air. \nWith acute psychological insight\, Dávila follows her characters to the limits of desire\, paranoia\, insomnia\, and fear. She is a writer obsessed with obsession\, who makes nightmares come to life through the everyday: loneliness sinks in easily like a razor-sharp knife\, some sort of evil lurks in every shadow\, delusion takes the form of strange and very real creatures. After reading The Houseguest—Dávila’s debut collection in English—you’ll wonder how this secret was kept for so long. \nAmparo Dávila was born in Mexico in 1928. She has published several collections of short stories and for a time worked as Alfonso Reyes’s secretary. In recent years a massive resurgence of interest has acknowledged her as one of Mexico’s finest masters of the short story. Awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize in 1977\, she was honored with the Medalla Bellas Artes in 2015. \nA former Mellon Public Scholar\, Audrey Harris holds a Ph.D. in Hispanic languages and literatures from the University of California\, Los Angeles. \nMatthew Gleeson is a writer\, translator\, and co-editor of Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960-2010 by Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/the-fiction-of-amparo-davila/
LOCATION:City Lights Bookstore\, 261 Columbus Ave\, San Francisco \, CA\, 94133\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:BINDERY: Kristen Roupenian / You Know You Want This: Cat Person and Other Stories
DESCRIPTION:The Bindery hosts “Cat Person” author Kristen Roupenian for her debut story collection\, You Know You Want This. Please join us! \n  \nYou Know You Want This brilliantly explores the ways in which women are horrifying as much as it captures the horrors that are done to them. Among its pages are a couple who becomes obsessed with their friend hearing them have sex\, then seeing them have sex… until they can’t have sex without him; a ten-year-old whose birthday party takes a sinister turn when she wishes for “something mean”; a woman who finds a book of spells half hidden at the library and summons her heart’s desire: a nameless\, naked man; and a self-proclaimed “biter” who dreams of sneaking up behind and sinking her teeth into a green-eyed\, long-haired\, pink-cheeked coworker. \n  \nSpanning a range of genres and topics — from the mundane to the murderous and supernatural — these are stories about sex and punishment\, guilt and anger\, the pleasure and terror of inflicting and experiencing pain. These stories fascinate and repel\, revolt and arouse\, scare and delight in equal measure. And\, as a collection\, they point a finger at you\, daring you to feel uncomfortable–or worse\, understood–as if to say\, “You want this\, right? You know you want this.” \n  \n\n  \nKristen Roupenian graduated from Barnard College and holds a PhD in English from Harvard\, as well as an MFA from the Helen Zell Writers’ Program at the University of Michigan. She’s the author of the short story “Cat Person”\, published in The New Yorker and selected by Sheila Heti for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2018. She is currently at work on a novel. Photo by Elisa Roupenian Toha. \n  \n\n  \nPlease note: this event will be held at The Bindery\, 1727 Haight. \n  \nThis is an all ages event with mature themes. The bar opens at 7pm; event starts at 7:30pm. \n  \nAs with all of our events\, seating may be limited; you can guarantee a seat by pre-purchasing the book below — when checking out\, just be sure to include a note that you’d like to attend the event. If you cannot attend the event but would like to request a signed copy of You Know You Want This\, order below and put your request in the comments field. \n  \nRSVP appreciated but not required.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/bindery-kristen-roupenian-you-know-you-want-this-cat-person-and-other-stories/
LOCATION:The Bindery\, 1727 Haight St\, San Francisco \, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free,San Francisco
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SUMMARY:MEG WOLITZER
DESCRIPTION:MEG WOLITZER\nIn Conversation with Adam Gopnik\nThursday\, January 24\, 2019\, 7:30 pm\nVenue: Nourse Theater\nSeries: “On Arts” Benefiting 826 Valencia Scholarship Program \n Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 \n\n\nIn her many novels\, such as The Interestings\, The Uncoupling\, The Ten-Year Nap\, The Position\, and The Wife\, Meg Wolitzer brings readers deep into the lives of others. A feminist thread runs through Wolitzer’s work\, particularly her groundbreaking essay\, “The Second Shelf\,” an examination of the underrepresentation of women writers. But nowhere is the subject of power more deeply investigated than in her newest novel\, The Female Persuasion. Campus assault\, intergenerational feminist debate\, mentorship\, friendship\, and ambition make for a timely story\, enriched by Wolitzer’s subtle mastery of character. The book confirms Wolitzer’s position as one of the most accomplished writers of our time\, and “an infinitely capable creator of human identities that are as real as the type on this page” (Lena Dunham). \nAdam Gopnik has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986. His books include Paris to the Moon\, Through the Children’s Gate\, The Table Comes First\, and most recently\, At the Strangers’ Gate. He has received three National Magazine Awards and the George Polk Award for magazine writing.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/meg-wolitzer/
LOCATION:Nourse Theatre\, 275 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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SUMMARY:MEG WOLITZER In Conversation with Adam Gopnik
DESCRIPTION: Buy Tickets | Buy Series Tickets | 415.392.4400 \n\n\nIn her many novels\, such as The Interestings\, The Uncoupling\, The Ten-Year Nap\, The Position\, and The Wife\, Meg Wolitzer brings readers deep into the lives of others. A feminist thread runs through Wolitzer’s work\, particularly her groundbreaking essay\, “The Second Shelf\,” an examination of the underrepresentation of women writers. But nowhere is the subject of power more deeply investigated than in her newest novel\, The Female Persuasion. Campus assault\, intergenerational feminist debate\, mentorship\, friendship\, and ambition make for a timely story\, enriched by Wolitzer’s subtle mastery of character. The book confirms Wolitzer’s position as one of the most accomplished writers of our time\, and “an infinitely capable creator of human identities that are as real as the type on this page” (Lena Dunham). \nAdam Gopnik has been writing for The New Yorker since 1986. His books include Paris to the Moon\, Through the Children’s Gate\, The Table Comes First\, and most recently\, At the Strangers’ Gate. He has received three National Magazine Awards and the George Polk Award for magazine writing.
URL:https://litseen.com/event/meg-wolitzer-in-conversation-with-adam-gopnik/
LOCATION:Nourse Theatre\, 275 Hayes Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94117\, United States
CATEGORIES:San Francisco
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