Datum/Zeit
Datum - 02.10.2024
18:00 - 19:30
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Veranstaltungsort
Amerikahaus
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Jack of Spades is the secret pen name of author Andrew Rush, a successful author who uses his alias to write violent masochistic thrillers. When his secret is accidentally discovered by his daughter, Rush’s life begins to spiral out of control and his entire career and family life are in danger, and the first signs of madness appear when he can hear Jack of Spades talking to him in his mind.
Joyce Carol Oates is a prolific writer of almost 60 novels, plus plays, novellas, and short stories. Active since the early 60s, she still active as an author and a teacher of creative writing, as well as a politically active Twitter user.
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About the Amerikahaus Literary Circle
The Amerikahaus Literary Circle (AHLC) is a grassroots, English-language book club that meets monthly at the Amerikahaus to discuss works of American literature and, thereby, foster a conversation of transatlantic understanding. The AHLC meetings are free; the reading list is comprised of books that have been nominated and selected by the members of the AHLC.
