As part of our effort to make sure that our textbook needs are met, the main texts for this course will be available only at: Penn Book Center. Some books are out of print and will be made available via library reserves. The books to be available at Penn Book Center have an asterisk after their title below.

Reading List (alphabetical order):

AuthorWork
Karel CapekHordubal, An Ordinary Life*
Péter EsterházyThe Book of Hrabal*
Hermann Grab"The Taxi Driver"
Egon HostovskyThe Midnight Patient
"Mr. Lorenz" (from The Lonely Rebels)
Excerpts from Letters from Exile
Bohumil HrabalI Served the King of England Out of print. Please buy your own copy from Half.com or some other vendor.
Too Loud a Solitude
Franz KafkaThe Trial*
"The Bucket Rider"

Grading:

Please note: This method of calculating the final grade applies only to students who satisfactorily complete the general course requirements, especially those about attendance and class participation. Students who do not meet the general requirements may have their grades determined at the discretion of the instructors.

Your grade in the course is based on:

Reader's Notebook

25%
Example

Research Project

20%

Reading Process Paper

20%

Midterm Exam

10%

Final Exam

10%

Attendance/Participation

15%

Participation involves regular attendance and taking part in class discussion. In addition, some quizzes may be given to allow you to demonstrate your basic comprehension of the reading material.

Symbols used in grading papers