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Bee Season
by Myla Goldberg
Thursday, July 20, 2006 Reception
6:30 pm Discussion
7:15 pm -9:00 pm
Miami Dade College
Kendall Campus, Room K-413
11011 SW 104th St. Miami, FL
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Reception
6:30
pm - 7:15 pm with hors d'oeuvres, dramatic
readings, music by Professor Jay Brown,
and art installation by Alberto Meza, Florida
Professor of the Year, 2004
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Discussion
Join us 7:15 pm
- 9:00 pm
for a lecture followed by a discussion with Professor Cary Ser,
English Department, Miami Dade College
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New York Times Notable Book
“[A]
marvelous debut novel…Unexpectedly powerful.” –Newsweek
“A gripping portrait of a family…Goldberg is a
terrifically smart acutely talented writer.” –San
Francisco Chronicle
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“A
sad, lovely and generous novel.” –the
Washington Post Book World
“A letter-perfect debut.” The Wall Street
Journal
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Eliza Naumann has no reason to believe she is
anything but ordinary, especially after her
teachers place her in the class for slow
learners. Her father, Saul, dotes on her older
brother Aaron’s rabbinical ambitions. Her
mother, Miriam, seems fully absorbed by her law
career. When a spelling bee threatens to
reaffirm her mediocrity, Eliza amazes everyone:
she wins. Her newfound gift garners an
invitation not only to the national competition,
but to her father’s sacred study where a new
dictionary beckons, Jewish mysticism lurks in
leather tomes, and language offers a spiritual
awakening.
Eliza’s unexpected success sends her off-kilter
family into a tailspin, and Eliza comes to
depend upon her own divination to hold the
family together. With intense imagination and
great emotional acuity, Bee Season evokes a
child’s desperate longing for praise and
acceptance and is a masterful portrayal of
modern family life.
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