The Great Short Stories reading and discus
sion group is currently using two texts:
"One Worl
d: A Global Anthology of Short Stories\," edited by Chris Br
azier. Click here to reserve
a copy. This title is also instantly available as an ebook on Hoopla (for residents of the citi
es of Birmingham\, Gardendale\, Homewood\, Hoover\, Irondale\, Leeds\, Mou
ntain Brook\, Pinson\, Pleasant Grove\, Trussville\, Vestavia Hills\, and
Warrior only).
and
\n"Adaptations: From Short St ory to Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That Have Inspired Great Films" \; Click here to reserve a copy. \;
\nBelow\, the stories (and books) for eac h meeting are listed. \; For more information\, contact Holley at 205. 445.1117 or hwesley@oneallibrary .org.
\nGSS meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30pm in t he Library's Conference Room AND online on Zoom. \; If you'd prefer to attend online\, register your email to receive a Zoom meeting link the mo rning of the event.
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January 10 - Leng Lui is for Pretty Lady by Elaine Chiew (Malaysia) page 9
in the text\, led by Samuel \;
February 14 - Honor of a Woman by Dipita Kwa (Ca
meroon) page 83 in the text\, led by Carol
March 14 - Growing My Hair Again by Chika
Unigwe (Nigeria) page 75 in the text\, led by JoannaApril 11 - Tomorrow by William
Faulkner\, page 347 in "Adaptations\," led by Bill (If you'd like to watch it\, the film adaptati
on is available for Mountain Brook library cardholders on Kanopy.)
May 9 - The K
illers by Ernest Hemingway\, page 421 in "Adaptations\," led by Sandra (If
you'd like to watch it\, the film adaptati
on is available on dvd in the library system or can be rented from Ama
zon Prime Video.)
June 13 - The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke\, page 104 in "Adaptati
ons\," led by Ron (If you'd like to watch it\, the film a
daptation\, 2001: A Space Odyssey\, is available on dvd and blu-ray in the
library system or can be rented from Amazon Prime Video.)
July 11 - Ghost World
Chapter 5 "Hubba Hubba" by Daniel Clowes\, page 265 in "Adaptations\," le
d by Holley (If you'd like to watch it\, the film adaptation is available on dv
d in the library system or can be rented from Amazon Prime Video.)
August 8 - Th
e Kettle on the Boat by Vanessa Gebbie\, page 89 in "One World\," led by S
amuel
Sept
ember 12 - The Lady with the Pet Dog by Anton Chekhov\, page 540 in "Adapt
ations\," led by Bob (If you'd like to watch it\, the film adaptation Dark
Eyes can be rented from Amazon Prime Video.)
October 10 - A guest presenter\, UAB f
ilm studies professor Gareth Jones\, will be leading our discussion of It
Had to Be Murder by Cornell Woolrich\, page 67 in "Adaptations." (If you'd
like to watch it\, the film adaptation\, Rear Window\, is available on DVD and Blu-ray in the library system or can be
rented from Amazon Prime Video.)
November 14 - Your Arkansas Traveler by Budd Schulb
erg\, page 38 in "Adaptations\," led by Sandra (If you'd like to watch it\
, the film A Face in the Crowd is available on DVD in the library system and can be rented from Ama
zon Prime Video. It may likely be available on other premium streaming ser
vices.) \;
December 12 - The Way of the Machete by M
artin A. Ramos\, page 27 in "One World\," led by Samuel