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Friday, April 6 • 10:15am - 11:30am
1H: The Blazing Thing: On Imagination in Fiction
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In his essay "Not-Knowing," Donald Barthelme writes that "...without the possibility of having the mind move in unanticipated directions, there would be no invention." How can we encourage our own imaginations to move in new and unanticipated directions? This discussion class will aim to engage that ever-pressing question and explore new ways to stretch our imaginations on the page.

Speakers
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Laura van den Berg

Author, THE THIRD HOTEL
Laura van den Berg is the author of five works of fiction, including THE THIRD HOTEL, a finalist for the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award. She is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Strauss Living Award from the American Academy of Arts & Letters, & a literature... Read More →


Friday April 6, 2018 10:15am - 11:30am EDT
Beacon Hill Room - 4th Floor
  Block 1