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		<title>February meeting</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/english-fiction/february-meeting-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 02:45:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the hobbit]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Natural]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the worm ouroboros]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In January&#8217;s meeting, we read Batter Up! Part 3 which begins with Bump Bailey&#8217;s death, and ends with Roy having dinner with Memo Paris, Max Mercy and a new character, Gus Sands, a &#8220;bookie&#8221; with a glass eye. We discussed the various meanings of &#8220;hit the wall&#8221;, the associations of worms in English/Western literature and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Natural &#8211; pre-game</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/english-fiction/the-natural-pre-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chiyonofuji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[david and goliath]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green man]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[holy grail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perceval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Natural]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today we finished reading the first section of Bernard Malamud&#8217;s &#8220;The Natural&#8221;. This first section is called &#8220;Pre-game&#8221;. It ends with a shocking event: Roy Hobbs is shot by a mad girl in a Chicago hotel, before he even has a chance to try out for a baseball team! What we discussed today: the story [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Natural: Themes, Motifs, and Symbols (from SparkNotes)</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/english-fiction/sparknotes-the-natural-themes-motifs-and-symbols/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:14:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English fiction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arthurian legend]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Camelot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chretian de Troyes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[King Arthur]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Perceval]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Fisher King]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[the Holy Grail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Natural]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It is difficult to appreciate The Natural without some knowledge of the mythological traditions behind it. The most important of these are the legends of the Waste Land and the Fisher King. Malamud loosely based his novel on the story of Sir Perceval and his quest for the Holy Grail, originally recorded in the eleventh [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the secret of the Holy Grail?</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/uncategorized/what-is-the-secret-of-the-holy-grail/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/uncategorized/what-is-the-secret-of-the-holy-grail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:10:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Some questions to think about before our next meeting this month. Who was the Fisher King? The Fisher King was a figure in the legend of King Arthur. Now is the season of festivals in Japan, &#8220;matsuri&#8221;. Why? What do they celebrate? Is there a god or goddess of spring? A god or goddess of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>September meeting</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/september-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/september-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 02:34:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rembrandt's Hat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[September]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Natural]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/?p=699</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello, Readers! This typhoon seems to be marking the passing of summer and the arrival of autumn. It is already September. Our September meeting will take place September 28th, the last Wednesday in September, at the usual time, 15:15. We will finish reading &#8220;Rembrandt&#8217;s Hat&#8221; and begin reading &#8220;The Natural&#8221;. If you have not received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>July session reminder</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/july-session-reminder/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/july-session-reminder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 10:24:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, A reminder that our July session will be next week, on July 20th, not July 27th because Rifuan is closed on that day. I look forward to seeing you then. &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>July session</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/july-session/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/july-session/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 01:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/?p=694</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, The July session will be held on July 20th, not the 27th, because Rifuan is closed on 27th. I look forward to seeing you there.]]></description>
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		<title>June session: June 29th</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/june-session-june-29th/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/june-session-june-29th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 12:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/?p=691</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[June session will be June 29th. I look forward to seeing you Readers there.]]></description>
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		<title>Free English books</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/free-english-books/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/free-english-books/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[books to go]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/?p=688</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, I&#8217;m getting rid of some of my books. You can see a  list on Google Docs here. You should be able to see the document, even if you are not logged into Google, but let me know if you cannot. More books are on my photo album here (click the photo below to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>May session: May 25th</title>
		<link>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/may-session-may-25th/</link>
		<comments>http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/announcement/may-session-may-25th/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 May 2011 02:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marc Sheffner</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Announcement]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://sheffnersweb.net/blogs/reading/?p=684</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Dear Readers, Our next session will be next Wednesday, May 25th, starting at 3:15. Update: What shall we read after &#8220;Wind, Sand and Stars&#8221;? One member requested something by Bernard Malamud, and I mentioned &#8220;The Natural&#8221;, the only story by Malamud that I know. However, I don&#8217;t think I officially announced this. In the meantime, [...]]]></description>
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