International Activities

The International Book Club is sponsored by the Art & Phyllis Grindle Honors Institute, the Faculty Institute for Teaching and Learning, the Diversity Council and SCC's library.

Previous book selections:

• Fall 2008: Bliss, by O.Z. Livaneli, is a fictional novel set in Turkey. Bliss contrasts traditional and modern culture in Turkey and draws attention to human rights violations against women in the Middle East. Livaneli describes the intertwining journeys of three Turks: a young girl, raped and exiled from her home, her cousin, traumatized from war, and a Harvard-educated professor who is disenchanted with his life in Istanbul.
• Spring 2008: Colors of the Mountain, by Da Chen, is the story of a young boy growing up during Mao Zedong's Cultural Revolution in China. Author Da Chen describes the hardships and triumphs of his family and friends, but he also tells the larger story of a country in political upheaval. Guest Speakers: Dr. Yulong Moy and Dodie Jerz, survivors of the Cultural Revolution.
• Fall 2007: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, by Ishmael Beah, is the story of a child soldier who fought in Sierra Leone. Although the book is quite graphic, it narrates the horror and loss that befell so many during that time. Guest Speakers: Pastor Gus Davies and Family, survivors of the Sierra Leone conflict.

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