The fourth annual Northern Plains Graham Greene Day will be held Monday, Oct. 18, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. in Minard 136. The theme is "Suicide in the World of Graham Greene." The presenters are David Silkenat, assistant professor in the School of Education and History, and John K. Cox, head of the Department of History, Philosophy and Religious Studies.
Graham Greene (1904-91) was an English novelist who also wrote many short stories, screenplays, essays and many plays, biographies, travelogues, children's books, poems and movie reviews. Greene is considered a master storyteller who had a number of subversive thematic preoccupations. His works are set against backdrops as varied as the Mexican Revolution, the Cold War, European imperialism in Africa, London during the Blitz, Haiti during the reign of "Papa Doc" Duvalier and the crisis of faith in 20th century industrialized societies.
The event exists to celebrate the achievements of Greene as a writer and to spark discussion and debate about his ideas.
All members of the NDSU and Fargo-Moorhead communities are welcome to attend.
Questions may be directed to Cox at john.cox.1@ndsu.edu.