Creative Writing Series Welcomes Innovative Author Leah Hager Cohen
Leah Hager Cohen, a staff writer and web editor, recently shared excerpts from her latest novel, To and Fro, as part of the Working Writers series presented by the English department. The novel, which emphasises the dynamics of an intense and defiantly uncategorizable friendship, has been praised for its distinctive narrative experience.
To and Fro is built around a unique structural concept, with two stories in one book that resolve in the middle. The first half, named "To", is about a character named Ani, while the second half, named "Fro", centers around another character named Annamae who lives in contemporary Manhattan.
The novel explores themes of adventure, young adulthood, and the idea of reaching a destination that one can never fully arrive at. It delves deeply into personal and interpersonal themes, focusing on the defiance of conventional storytelling boundaries rather than a strictly linear or traditional plot.
The friendship between the characters drives the story forward, presenting a nuanced and layered examination of connection and identity. Beth Reinhard, a reporter and political journalist for The Wall Street Journal, spoke with Professor Cohen about this core idea of a provocative, atypical friendship as the narrative's backbone, which she highlighted as the novel's unique element.
Cohen's passion for her work and the novel's concept have created a new standard for modern novels. During her reading, she displayed M.C. Escher's lithograph entitled Drawing Hands to illustrate the intricate and intertwined nature of the characters' relationships.
The College has announced that it will hold the ENGAGE Summit: Where Do We Go from Here? on Friday, November 16. This summit is aimed at questioning how to move forward following weeks of uncertainty following an alleged hate crime against an LGBTQ+ student. The Working Writers Series kicked off the semester with readings by Professors Leah Hager Cohen and Oliver de la Paz in Rehm Library.
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