The New York Trilogy - Thursdays from 6th April
The New York Trilogy - Thursdays from 6th April
The New York Trilogy - Thursdays from 6th April
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The New York Trilogy - Thursdays from 6th April

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Read and discuss detective fiction and post-modern writing in this incredible trilogy of three short stories   

Highlights

  • Join this book club and gain extra motivation to read in English
  • 5 hours of live classes to help you develop fluent speaking in English
  • Discuss detective fiction and ideas of writing, identity, language & reality
  • Be corrected by an expert English teacher to remove errors and mistakes

Practise and develop your English online in this 5 week advanced English book club course featuring the collection of Paul Auster's groundbreaking novellas, The New York Trilogy.  Each week you read some chapters, discuss them in class and improve specific areas of vocabulary or grammar while also examining literary aspects of the novel.  Personalised feedback improves your grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation.

The Book Club book

The New York Trilogy is an astonishing work.  It composes three interconnected short novels written in a standard detective fiction style, which collectively manages to be both a gripping read and full of interesting philosophical ideas.  It is like reading a cross between Raymond Chandler and Franz Kafka.  Our private investigator investigates a case, following clues which lead to some profound conclusions. The New York Trilogy is the modern novel at its finest: bold, astounding, unforgettable.

'Marks a new departure for the American novel.' Observer

'A shatteringly clever piece of work . . . Utterly gripping, written with an acid sharpness that leaves an indelible dent in the back of the mind.' Sunday Telegraph

'The New York Trilogy established him as the only author one could compare to Samuel Beckett.' Guardian 

Geoff says:

"This is three books in one, and almost certainly unlike anything you have ever read.  Great ideas about the self, identity and language, all within the structure of detective stories. Highly recommended!"

Only 8 places available.  Click Add to Cart to reserve your place.

The Book

  • Genre: detective fiction; literary fiction; post-modern fiction
  • Language: American English
  • Suitable for: Anyone used to reading in English
  • Level: Advanced
  • Text: Original 
  • 92,092 words (average weekly read: 80 pages) 

Date & time

  • Thursdays from 6th April - 4th May
  • 17.30 CET (Paris, Berlin, Madrid, Rome & most EU)
  • 16.30 (UTC+1/GMT+1) London, UK, Portugal
  • 18.30 Greece, Ukraine
  • 18.30 Turkey, Saudi Arabia
Age  18+

Online class size

Maximum 8 participants, on Zoom, using break-out rooms for increased speaking and discussion

What you learn

  • To confidently speak and debate with others
  • To overcome any gaps by paraphrasing or rephrasing
  • To eradicate errors in grammar and pronunciation 
  • To develop and extend areas of high level vocabulary
  • To be immersed in the natural patterns of English syntax
  • To gain a deeper understanding of cultural issues
  • To perfect & enhance your English through summarising
Your teacher
  • Geoff Hardy-Gould, BSc, MBA, CTEFLA, DTEFLA. 
  • Over 20 years' experience of UK language schools. 
  • Speaker at IATEFL 2023 Conference Literature & Technology event; The Extensive Reading Foundation Conference 2022; TESOL Italia 2021.