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The World Through Literature

Thu 15 Oct · 10:00

Room 1G10, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee

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The World Through Literature is a six-week course held at the University of Dundee in the Dalhousie Building. Sessions run on Thursday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00 between 15 October and 19 November 2026. Prices range from £48.00 to £60.00.

The World Through Literature - a six-week course with various tutors. Thursday mornings. 15th October - 19th November 2026. 10-12 noon.

Booking will close on Monday 12th October 2026 at 12 noon.

Due to limited resources, we are UNABLE TO ACCEPT LATE BOOKINGS after this date.

This course will be held in Room 1G10 of the Dalhousie Building of the University of Dundee.

A book club with a difference. Each week a different tutor presents a work of literature from across the genres and facilitates a lively discussion. Literature offers us an alternative view of the world or an escape into the imaginations of the fiction writer and the poet. It creates characters we love or hate and challenges our perceptions.

The works which the group members are asked to read in advance and will be discussed are:

Week 1 - 15th October 2026

Tutor: Sarah Coakley

Work: Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

Week 2 - 22nd October 2026

Tutor: Garry MacKenzie

Work: The Bookshop by Penelope Fitzgerald

Week 3 - 29th October 2026

Tutor: Susan Haigh

Work: Infidelities by Kirsty Gunn

Week 4 - 5th November 2026

Tutor: Sarah Coakley

Work: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa

Week 5 - 12th November 2026

Tutor: Adam James Cuthbert

Work: The Portrait of An Artist As A Young Man by James Joyce

Week 6 - 19th November 2026

Tutor: Andrew Roberts

Work: Life After Life by Kate Atkinson

Discussion questions devised by the tutors will be emailed out to class attendees on signing up for the course.

Course code: 10 116

Enquiries should be sent to: lifelonglearningdundee@gmail.com

As a volunteer organisation with limited resources. we try to respond to queries as quickly as possible. Please bear with us.

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Frequently asked questions

The World Through Literature takes place on Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 10:00.

The World Through Literature is held at Room 1G10, Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee in Dundee (Old Hawkhill, Dundee, DD1 5EN).

Tickets for The World Through Literature range from £48 to £60. Live prices and availability are shown on Eventbrite.

The forecast for The World Through Literature is Light drizzle · 12°C. Rain likely — worth a coat for the walk in.

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