At the University of Maryland, we will be reading Dave Eggers' What Is the What together over the Fall 2009 semester. A reading schedule is below, and every week new questions will be posted on the blog to help us discuss the book together. We hope this year's First Year Book provides an interesting look at one refugee's experience and the related isssues in a new light.
Reading Schedule:
- Sept. 13 Preface, p. 1-71
- Sept. 20 72-108
- Sept. 27 109-185
- Oct. 4 186-255
- Oct. 11 256-318
- Oct. 18 319-408
- Oct. 25 409-478
- Nov. 1 479-538
- Nov. 5 Author Dave Eggers' visit!
