OLLI-LITR-6138 - Your Thoughts on the Novellas of Claire Keegan

Course Description

What is the Novella? Not a Novel, but not really a Short Story? Can a Novella really satisfy the reader in the same way a novel can? Or pack the punch of a short story? Let’s see what you think about the emotional power of 2 Novellas by Claire Keegan, exposing the complications of human nature at its best and at its worst. Subtly written to the backdrop of Ireland’s civil strife, Claire Keegan’s pieces tug at our hearts in many ways. In the first session, we will discuss Foster, and in the second session, we will discuss Small Things Like These. Please read the novellas before each session. Thought provoking questions will be sent out prior to each session. Foster, ISBN-13: 9780802160140, 128 pages. Small Things Like These, ISBN-13: ‎978-0802158741, ‎128 pages.