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Hosseini visits SJSU as part of series
Samie Hartley
Issue date: 3/7/07 Section: News
Mitch Berman, director of the Center for Literary Arts, said the event should "afford students and faculty a great deal of insight into how he created" the novel.
"'The Kite Runner' is one of the best-selling and best-known novels of the last decade," Berman said. "It was at the No. 1 spot for months on end."
Hosseini is scheduled to make other appearances on campus on Thursday.
Berman will lead Hosseini in a discussion tomorrow at noon in the University Room.
He said he will talk with the author for about a half hour and then the audience will have the opportunity to engage in a question and answer session with the author, who is a San Jose resident, and there will be a book signing.
"It's a smaller event with more of an intimate feeling," Berman said.
Lisa De Leeuw, a graduate student majoring in English literature, said she plans on attending both events.
"I enjoy the author readings and question-and-answer sessions that the Center for Literary Arts provides San Jose State," De Leeuw said. "I've been to at least 10 readings in the past and have never been disappointed. I look forward to hearing Hosseini's own voice enriching his text. The story is never half as good until you have heard the author reading it to you."
De Leeuw said she enjoyed the book and recommends other students to read it.
"After completing my degree, I hope to teach high school English," De Leeuw said. "I think that 'The Kite Runner' is a book that high school and college students can relate to. Amir's secret reminds me of what it is like growing up and not being able to find anyone to talk to who will believe what you have to say."
Micaela Youmans, a senior majoring in English, said she also recommends the book.
"I hate to use canned reviewer expressions like 'it was a compelling read,' but, well, it just was," Youmans said. "It's beautifully written, and the story itself haunts you for days."
Hosseini is scheduled to conclude his visit at SJSU by attending the final performance of the theater adaptation of his novel at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
"'The Kite Runner' is one of the best-selling and best-known novels of the last decade," Berman said. "It was at the No. 1 spot for months on end."
Hosseini is scheduled to make other appearances on campus on Thursday.
Berman will lead Hosseini in a discussion tomorrow at noon in the University Room.
He said he will talk with the author for about a half hour and then the audience will have the opportunity to engage in a question and answer session with the author, who is a San Jose resident, and there will be a book signing.
"It's a smaller event with more of an intimate feeling," Berman said.
Lisa De Leeuw, a graduate student majoring in English literature, said she plans on attending both events.
"I enjoy the author readings and question-and-answer sessions that the Center for Literary Arts provides San Jose State," De Leeuw said. "I've been to at least 10 readings in the past and have never been disappointed. I look forward to hearing Hosseini's own voice enriching his text. The story is never half as good until you have heard the author reading it to you."
De Leeuw said she enjoyed the book and recommends other students to read it.
"After completing my degree, I hope to teach high school English," De Leeuw said. "I think that 'The Kite Runner' is a book that high school and college students can relate to. Amir's secret reminds me of what it is like growing up and not being able to find anyone to talk to who will believe what you have to say."
Micaela Youmans, a senior majoring in English, said she also recommends the book.
"I hate to use canned reviewer expressions like 'it was a compelling read,' but, well, it just was," Youmans said. "It's beautifully written, and the story itself haunts you for days."
Hosseini is scheduled to conclude his visit at SJSU by attending the final performance of the theater adaptation of his novel at 7 p.m. on Thursday.
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