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Smithfield Critics Book Discussion Group

Apr 18, 2018 - Apr 18, 2018 | 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Carnegie Library – Downtown & Business
612 Smithfield Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

A true story of obsessive love turning to obsessive hate, Give Me Everything You Have chronicles the author's strange and harrowing ordeal at the hands of a former student, a self-styled "verbal terrorist," who began trying, in her words, to "ruin him." Hate mail, online postings, and public accusations of plagiarism and sexual misconduct were her weapons of choice and proved remarkably difficult to combat. James Lasdun's account, while terrifying, is told with compassion and humor, and brilliantly succeeds in turning a highly personal story into a profound meditation on subjects as varied as madness, race, Middle East politics, and the meaning of honor and reputation in the Internet age.

The Smithfield Critics meet?at 12:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month.

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