9781564743862

Never Fade Away

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ISBN13: 9781564743862

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In William Hartâe(tm)s Never Fade Away an English Department offers writing courses that jettison from school immigrant and minority students who canâe(tm)t meet the departmentâe(tm)s narrow standards of competency. The students have entrance-level SAT scores, but theyâe(tm)re disappearing in droves through the trap-door of their introductory English classes.An untenured and unruly instructor refuses to cooperate when the Department fails one of his students, a Vietnamese math major with a genius for storytelling. The teacher manages to keep the woman in school, but is fired for his defiance. To fight back he files a grievance, which mushrooms into a public hearing. From day one interested students cram the auditorium.The story in Never Fade Away is told through alternating entries from two journals. One is kept by the teacher, a Vietnam vet and novelist; the other by the student he defends, a refugee from South Vietnam devoted to her studies, to Buddhism, and to her familyâe"alive only as ghosts. Privy to the pairâe(tm)s intimate thoughts, we watch a deep symbiotic friendship develop. Their involvement reaches a crux at the hearing, when their relationship is painted as a romance, and teacher and student are forced to examine the basis of their friendship.

ISBN-13

9781564743862

ISBN-10

1564743861

Weight

1.20 Pounds

Dimensions

5.25 x 0.50 x 8.25 In

List Price

$12.95

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

208 pages

Publisher

Daniel & Daniel Publishers

Published On

2002-03-01



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