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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
October 27,1999 • the Seahawk
UNCW MFA alumna celebrates first published novel
by TORI BOONE
Stajf Writer
UNCW Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
alumna Nancy Jones will read from her
first published novel “Molly” Tuesday,
March 28 at 8 p. m. in King Auditorium.
“It’s such a special occasion for me,”
Jones said. “There's nothing more won
derful than doing a reading for people you
know and love and I look forward to tak
ing questions.”
Jones plans to read from the forward
and opening chapter of “Molly” to give
people a feel for the book, which was pub
lished in the beginning of March by Crown
Publishing.
“It’s nice for people to get a sense of
where a novel is grounded and where it’s
headed in the opening chapter,” Jones said.
“Molly” tells the story of two young
girls growing up in Illinois in the 1940s.
Betsy, one of the main characters, is in
fatuated with her friend Molly and wants
to be just like her.
According to Jones, her book is about
the way a girl grows into a young woman.
“My niece Elizabeth has reminded me
that a young girl is a creature at once radi
ant and vulnerable. My hopes and fears
for her are in this book, " Jones said.
The novel is inspired by Vladimir
Nabokov’s novel, “Lolita.” Jones' love for
the book began when she was taking a
graduate fiction workshop at George Ma
son University.
“We read it in my workshop and I loved
it. I was more fascinated with the female
character Dolly than with the male char
acter Humbert,” Jones said.
Jones hopes that “Molly” will have a
place in women’s studies. She wants her
novel to trigger discussion among readers.
“I hope parents will reflect on their own
lives and the lives they would like their
children to have,” Jones said. The
book was Jones’ MFA thesis. Rebecca
Lee, assistant professor in the creative
writing department and Jones’ thesis chair,
read “Molly” before anyone else.
“I was shocked when I read “Molly”
because the final copy is similar to the first
draft,” Lee said.
Jones made it clear to Lee that “Molly”
paid homage to Nabokov rather than chal
lenging to him.
Lee is looking forward to the reading.
“I’m expecting it to be a rich experi
ence because Nancy is so open about what
she learned about the process of writing
her book,” she said.
Dr. Sue Richardson, assistant professor
in the English department, will teach
“Molly” later this semester in her “Ameri
can Literature from 1870 to the Present”
class. Richardson said that her class will
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Nancy Jones will read from her first
novel “Molly” in King Auditorium March
26 at 8 p.m.
focus on post-modern dilemmas in
“Molly.”
“My initial impression of ‘Molly’ was
a fantastic one,” Richardson said. “From
what I’ve read, it’s gripping, and you’re
attracted to the characters Betsy and
Molly.”
“Molly” is currently available in hard
back at bookstores across the country.
Fans can also pick up a copy following the
reading at the reception and book-signing.
The reading is free and open to the public.
Corcoran curator pre
sents St. John’s lecture
Eric Denker, Curator of Prints and
Drawings at the Corcoran Gallery of Art
and head of tours and lectures at the
National Gallery of Art will present a
lecture on “American Women
Printmakers from Cassatt to Bishop”
March 29 at 11 a.m. He will include dis
cussions of nineteenth century expatri
ate printmakers, the Provincetown
school, Peggy Bacon, and the explosion
of printmaking during the depression.
Admission is $5 for museum members
and $10 for non-members.
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sents jazz events
March 24 the swing band will host a din
ner dance at Alleigh’s. March 26, the jazz
faculty will perform in Kenan Auditorium at
8 p.m. March 31, as part of the university’s
guest artist jazz festival, saxophonist Vincent
Herring will perform with the big band and
April 1 the Vincent Herring Quartet will play
in Kenan Auditorium.
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