News Release

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May 10, 2005

Literature for Lunch Will Kick Off with 'Small Island'
 

Literature for Lunch, a monthly book discussion group supported by Boise State University’s English Department, will begin its fall series on Sept. 7 with Small Island.
 

The public is invited to attend the sessions from 12:10-1 p.m. at the Boise Public Library, 715 S. Capitol Blvd. All of the sessions are free, and no reservations are required. Books will be available at a 20 percent discount at the Vista Book Gallery, 890 S. Vista Ave., and a 25 percent discount at the Boise State University Bookstore. The Boise State Bookstore also will validate the book buyer’s parking for the public lot behind the Student Union Building.
 

This semester’s selections all feature fiction and memoirs from the Caribbean. This year’s lineup includes:

Wednesday, Sept. 7: Small Island, by Andrea Levy. Small Island was the winner of the Orange Prize for fiction in 2004. It’s a touching and sometimes humorous depiction of the lives of Jamaican immigrants in England during and after World War II.
 

Wednesday, Oct. 5: The Middle Passage, by V.S. Naipaul. This travel narrative by the Nobel Prize-winning author records with fine detail his observations of people and places, starting with the voyage from Waterloo Station and Southampton back to the West Indies — Trinidad, British Guiana, Surinam, Martinique and Jamaica.

Wednesday, Nov. 2: Krik? Krak! by Edwidge Danticat. This collection of gripping short stories on Haitian life was a finalist for the National Book Award and was the winner of the Pushcart Prize.

Wednesday, Dec. 7: Lucy, by Jamaica Kincaid. Lucy Potter arrives in New York City from another small island (Kincaid was born in Antigua) to begin work as an au pair for the “perfect family.” This is a powerful story about mothers and daughters.
 

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Contact: Carol Martin, English Department, (208) 426-1179, cmartin@boisestate.edu; 
Jan Widmayer, (208) 426-1233, jwidmayer@boisestate.edu

Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Relations, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005