Englisch C1/C2: Book Club - American Literature and Culture

A monthly meeting

Welcome to the monthly book club! In this course, we will focus on classic and contemporary literary works published in the US and Canada. To determine the reading list, participants are welcome to suggest themes and authors at the meetings in October and December. Discussion questions will be distributed ahead of each meeting. Brief audiovisual clips will introduce the author and themes of the discussion. At the request of regular participants, the meetings will take place in person. However, joining by Zoom when necessary is permitted upon request.

16.10.2025: Canadian short fiction (Margaret Atwood and Carol Shields)

20.11.2025: Ernest Hemingway, short fiction

18.12.2025: John Grisham, Skipping Christmas (2010)

15.01.2026: Selected short fiction by Joy Williams*

12.02.2026: Selected short fiction by Richard Powers*

* The selections and discussion questions will be posted a month before the meeting

Der Kurs kann an einzelnen Kurstagen online stattfinden. Dann empfehlen wir ein Headset mit Lautsprecher/Mikrofon (z.B. Handykopfhörer mit Mikrofon)