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Book Club - 人類群星閃耀時 Decisive Moments in History
GE2021-29
Book Club - 人類群星閃耀時 Decisive Moments in History
*** Due to the current Pandemic situation, this programme will be postponed to the Summer Semester (around May to July 2022). Please stay tuned for our further announcement. ***

讀本:《人類群星閃耀時》史蒂芬.褚威格著 Decisive Moments in History by Stefan Zweig

 
《人類群星閃耀時》一書,因為一首廣東歌而人所共知,而由奧地利猶太裔作家褚威格寫作的原著,究竟訴說了甚麼的故事呢?
 
褚威格最著名的作品,首選短篇小說〈一位陌生女子的來信〉,而《人類群星閃耀時》寫的則是十四個對人類文明影響深遠的關鍵時刻。褚威格以文學書寫歷史,這些時刻包括拜占庭的陷落、滑鐵盧的決戰、太平洋的發現、歌德的暮年戀歌、托爾斯泰劇作的尾聲,等等。
 
在此,我們可以讀到怎樣的人類星光呢?
 
A book ‘Decisive Moments in History’ has suddenly landed in the spotlight because of a Cantopop hit song, but what wsa the book's Austrian- Jewish author, Stefan Zweig, originally trying to tell us through his work?
 
‘Decisive Moments in History’ describes fourteen important moments of Humanity during which an individual's will changed history. 
 
Host: 米哈 Louis Miha
Dates:
15/2, 22/2, 1/3 & 15/3 (Tue)
Time: 18:45 – 20:45
Venue: GE Gatherland MB240 (MB240, 2/F, Main Building)
Language: Cantonese
Fee: $150 (Enrolled students will receive paperback copy of the book. A deposit of $100 will be refunded upon full attendance.)
Quota: 12

Schedule:
Date Time Venue
30 Nov -0001 18:45 - 20:45 GE Gatherland, MB 240
30 Nov -0001 18:45 - 20:45 GE Gatherland, MB 240
30 Nov -0001 18:45 - 20:45 GE Gatherland, MB 240
30 Nov -0001 18:45 - 20:45 GE Gatherland, MB 240
Bio of Instructor(s) 導師簡介:
 
speaker米哈——作家,香港浸會大學人文及創作系博士,曾任該系研究助理教授,著作包括小說集《餡餅盒子》、散文集《讓希望催促自己趕路》、《昨天喝了河豚湯》等等。