Dear friends and
members,
We will meet ONLY
ON ZOOM from 3:00-5:00 ( JapanST) , Sunday December 9th.
Speaker: Paul
McCarthy, professor emeritus, literature specialist and translator.
Topic: "Sons
and Mothers," a look at family relationships, society's expectations and
uncomfortable even unacknowledged realities.
McCarthy will
read from and explore ideas from his newly published
translation (jointly with A. Chambers) entitled, "Longing and Other
Stories." The three short stories are by
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō
and were written early in his
career. That is around the time the author's own mother died in
1917.
Tanizaki
(1886-1965) is a major, prize-winning 20th century Japanese fiction
writer.
To join the Zoom meeting request the link from
My apologies for
the delay in sending out this notice as we regretfully backtracked at the
last moment finally deciding NOT to meet at International House for a
"hybrid" combination in person and ZOOM meeting.
Repeat: no in-person meeting this month.
We hope the
current Covid-19 surge will have resolved (as boosters also become available)
and those of us who are vaccinated can meet if they wish at
International House on February 13 for a hybrid meeting.
Please contact us
at this email for any questions or problems.
Your moderator,
-- who joins you
all in hoping for a more peaceful , health-filled and happy year in 2022!
Peggy Kanada
