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DISCOURSE ON COLONIALISM by Aimé Césaire

Flyleaf Books

featuring Max Owre, Executive Director of Carolina Public Humanities   "Aimé Césaire’s Discourse on Colonialism might be best described as a declaration of war... speaks in revolutionary cadences, capturing the spirit of its age." — Robin D.G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor … Read more

MINOR DETAIL by Adania Shibli

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featuring Nadia Yaqub, Professor of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies Finalist for the National Book Award. Longlisted for the 2021 International Booker Prize. "Though Minor Detail initially promises to be a kind of counterhistory or whodunit—a rescue of the victim’s … Read more

THE LOST BOY by Thomas Wolfe

Flyleaf Books

featuring James W. Clark, Jr., Professor of English, Emeritus, NC State University "Thomas Wolfe's The Lost Boy is a captivating and poignant retelling of an episode from Wolfe's childhood. The story of Wolfe's brother Grover and his trip to the … Read more

DEMOCRACY WITHOUT SHORTCUTS (excerpts) by Cristina Lafont

Flyleaf Books

featuring Lloyd Kramer, Professor of History and Director of Carolina Public Humanities. This Great Books Reading Group will read the Introduction and first few chapters of Dr. Lafont's latest work on democracy. Dr. Lafont will give the keynote address at … Read more