Agenda: Lezing Kathryn Stockett (John Adams Institute)
The Help has sat atop the New York Times bestseller list for a full year. Its popularity is due to its richly rendered story and setting, but also its daring. Kathryn Stockett, a white southern writer from Jackson, Mississippi, has chosen to tell the story of black maids in the old South, and to write in old-fashioned dialect. Her decision defied political correctness, but it has paid off. Some bloggers have called the book racist; others call it brave. The Huffington Post explained the success this way: “The Help is about something. That is, something real. Something that matters.” Join us for an evening with a new literary star.
In cooperation with FMB publishers
Schedule:
7.30 pm - The Aula opens
8.00 pm - Introduction / lecture / Interview / Q & A
9.30 pm - The End
..... Booksigning
Moderator:Tracy Metz
When:16 April 2010, 8pm
Where: Aula - Universiteit van Amsterdam - Singel 411 Amsterdam
Admission: JAI members €11 - Students/Seniors €10 - Non members €18,50
Kaarten: via John Adams Institute
Voor meer over The Help (Een keukenmeidenroman) zie www.penguin.com/TheHelp.
