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Speaker Series: Goodby, Philip Roth on Tuesday at 7:00
Bette Lehman
Goodbye, Philip Roth: a Personal and Literary Retrospective
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Growing up in New Jersey in the 1950s had its definite advantages for Bette Lehman. Spending summers on the beach at the Jersey Shore was a genuine bonus and that is, in fact, where she met her husband, Stuart, and his long time friend, Philip Roth. The friendship forged was to last life-long.
In her presentation, "Goodbye, Philip Roth", Bette will share some personal reflections and some literary observations from a unique perspective. She will touch upon Roth's notions regarding his first stirrings as a writer, along with his definitions on the role of the writer, the nature of fiction and the relationship between Art and Reality. The presentation will explore some of the controversies and triumphs that Roth encountered on the way to earning the title "The Greatest Living American Author." To get the most from the discussion, Bette suggests participants read Goodbye, Columbus - the short novella that launched his career at the age of 26 and won the very prestigious National Book Award.
Bette Lehman, founder of READING BETWEEN THE LINES, is a professional seminar leader who has been designing seminars and leading book discussions in the greater Boston area for over 25 years. READING BETWEEN THE LINES brings together groups of people who wish to read and discuss works of fine fiction. Through highly interactive discussions, Bette encourages participants to learn from the text, from literary theory, and from each other.
Bette has been recognized in the national press and quoted by the “Wall Street Journal” and “MS Magazine” regarding book groups. She taught for over 10 years at the Cambridge Center for Adult Education, and ran seminars for C.E. Alumnae at Wellesley College. She has made presentations at libraries and book stores. Bette has led discussion groups in several resort communities on Cape Cod and in Florida. She has also organized literary retreats to Canyon Ranch in the Berkshires. For the past several years, she has designed and taught short story courses for Life Long Learning Programs at Regis College and Brandeis University. Bette holds both a BA and an MA in English Literature.
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