So thrilled you like Hikaru no Go. Isn't it beautiful? It is so, so helpful to see your process notes--I'm actually working on a novel set in a community theater, and I've been thinking a lot about performance, which feels like maybe a parallel track to play.
Also--I taught The Applicant for my Composition III students (mostly sophomores and juniors) at the University of New Mexico, and it was, across the board, the favorite book from everything I assigned this semester. I can't tell you how much they loved and related to it. I had one student tell me it was the first book she had finished in years and that that was her proudest accomplishment of the year.
Oh ☺️ Thank you so much sharing! Are you familiar with the Pedagogy & Theater of the Oppressed? I wonder how much influence Theater of the Oppressed has these days. & I recently developed a creative writing workshop called Workshop of the Oppressed for a little fest (details TBA) and I can’t wait to teach it! Writers still have a lot to learn from theater & activists.
So thrilled you like Hikaru no Go. Isn't it beautiful? It is so, so helpful to see your process notes--I'm actually working on a novel set in a community theater, and I've been thinking a lot about performance, which feels like maybe a parallel track to play.
Also--I taught The Applicant for my Composition III students (mostly sophomores and juniors) at the University of New Mexico, and it was, across the board, the favorite book from everything I assigned this semester. I can't tell you how much they loved and related to it. I had one student tell me it was the first book she had finished in years and that that was her proudest accomplishment of the year.
Oh ☺️ Thank you so much sharing! Are you familiar with the Pedagogy & Theater of the Oppressed? I wonder how much influence Theater of the Oppressed has these days. & I recently developed a creative writing workshop called Workshop of the Oppressed for a little fest (details TBA) and I can’t wait to teach it! Writers still have a lot to learn from theater & activists.
*influence on community theaters
I hadn't--just looked it up and am totally fascinated. Thanks so much for the rec. Workshop of the Oppressed sounds amazing!