Author David Treuer will read from his “Great Jewish Native American Novel,” Running Bernstein, at Scripps College’s Malott Commons, Hampton Room, as part of the Tuesday Noon Academy, on February 1, 2011, at noon. The event is free and open to the public.
Treuer is an Ojibwe Indian from Leech Lake Reservation in northern Minnesota. He is the recipient of a Pushcart Prize and fellowships from the NEH, Bush Foundation, and the Guggenheim Foundation. He is the author of three novels and a book of criticism. His essays and stories have appeared in Esquire, TriQuarterly, The Washington Post, the LA Times, and Slate.com.
Treuer’s first novel, Little, was published in 1995. He received his PhD in anthropology and his second novel, The Hiawatha, arrived in 1999. His third novel, The Translation of Dr. Apelles, and a book of criticism, Native American Fiction; A User’s Manual, followed in 2006. TheTranslation of Dr. Apelles was named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, Time Out, and City Pages.
Treuer holds the 2010-2011 Mary Routt Chair of Writing. Each spring, a nationally recognized professional writer is invited to serve as the Routt Chair at Scripps College, teaching a semester-long writing course in his or her specialty and delivering public lectures. Routt Professor of Writing Treuer will be teaching two courses at the College this spring.
Doors to the Hampton room open at 11:45 a.m. Attendees may bring a lunch or purchase one at the Malott Commons downstairs; doors to the Commons open at 11:15 a.m. Dessert and coffee will be provided at the event. For more information, call the Malott Commons Office (909) 607-9372.
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