miércoles, junio 08, 2005
bookish
i'm taking a painting break these days and trying to read more. has anyone read Teachers Have It Easy by Dave Eggers et al? sounds interesting. i've just started The Death of Artemio Cruz by Carlos Fuentes and will probably start reading The Karma of Brown Folk by Vijay Prashad later tonight. anyway, i'm a big book fiend and am constantly shoving books at my friends, so here are some of my recommendations. starred entries are my most highly recommended books of ALL TIME, so check them out!!!
education:
jim cummins, language, power & pedagogy: bilingual children in the crossfire
herbert kohl, 36 children
alex kotlowitz, the other side of the river
alex kotlowitz, there are no children here
jonathan kozol, amazing grace
south asian fiction:
chitra banerjee divakaruni, sister of my heart
khaled hosseini, the kite runner* (he's afghani, but whatever!)
jhumpa lahiri, the interpreter of maladies (short stories)
jhumpa lahiri, the namesake*
rohinton mistry, a fine balance*
arundhati roy, the god of small things
salman rushdie, haroun & the sea of stories*
vikram seth, a suitable boy
latin american fiction:
isabel allende, la casa de los espíritus*
paulo coelho, the alchemist
gabriel garcía márquez, cien años de soledad*
gabriel garcía márquez, los funerales de la mamá grande (short stories)
dagoberto gilb, the magic of blood* (short stories... by my buddy!)
horacio quiroga, cuentos de amor, de locura y de muerte (short stories)
josé saramago, blindness
et al
richard brautigan, sombrero fallout
truman capote, in cold blood
zora neale hurston, their eyes were watching god
milan kundera, the unbearable lightness of being
pablo neruda, veinte poemas de amor y una canción desesperada
marion nestle, food politics
randy schilts, and the band played on
eric schlosser, fast food nation
i also firmly believe that no one can go wrong reading a lot of chomsky... linguistics, politics, it's all excellent.
education:
south asian fiction:
latin american fiction:
et al
i also firmly believe that no one can go wrong reading a lot of chomsky... linguistics, politics, it's all excellent.
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Ooooo! The Dave Eggers book is going to be ordered in just a minute! I didn't realize that one existed, so thanks for the scoop. Thanks for the list of other books too. I'm always looking for something good to read, so I'm going to pick up some of the ones listed. Gotta wait until the end of the month, though.
Off the topic, let me know if you ever have any art displayed in SoCal. I feel like you mentioned San Diego or LA might be a possibility one of these days, and if so, I'd love to go see the exhibit! You are truly a talented artist!
Off the topic, let me know if you ever have any art displayed in SoCal. I feel like you mentioned San Diego or LA might be a possibility one of these days, and if so, I'd love to go see the exhibit! You are truly a talented artist!
Garcia Marquez, Chomsky, Neruda...you have great taste! Tell me how like the Carlos Fuentes book (La Muerte de Artemio Cruz) which I learned to appreciate greatly!
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