YOM KIPPUR
IN AMSTERDAM: BOOK LAUNCH AND READING BY MAXIM D. SHRAYER
Please join us
for an evening with Prof. Maxim D. Shrayer, as he reads from and
discusses his new collection of short stories, "Yom Kippur in
Amsterdam" (2009). Whether set in Shrayer’s native Russia or in North
America and Western Europe, these stories explore emotionally intricate
relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion,
and culture. Shrayer is Professor of Russian, English, and Jewish
Studies at Boston College and the winner of a 2007 National Jewish Book
Award. A bilingual writer, he has authored and edited over ten books of
prose, poetry, and translations. A book signing will follow the
reading. “This intricate, thoughtful collection explores the inexorable
complexities of relationships and religion….Shrayer’s eight delicate
stories trace his characters’ diverse struggles against the limits of
tradition and culture.”--Booklist
Wednesday,
November 11, 2009 @ 7:30 p.m. in Devlin 101, Boston College, Chestnut
Hill, Mass.
Sponsored by:
Boston College Jewish Studies Program, English Department, Slavic and
Eastern Languages & Literatures Department, McMullen Museum, Boston
College Bookstore
A book signing and a reception will follow the reading.