Scott D. Carpenter, in conversation with Jeffrey Koterba

Name: Scott D. Carpenter, in conversation with Jeffrey Koterba
Start: 2024-10-18T18:00:00-05:00
Location: The Bookworm Omaha

Schedule

Fri Oct 18 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

The Bookworm Omaha | Omaha, NE

Presented in partership with the Alliance Française Omaha, Scott Carpenter will discuss his latest memoir, "Paris Lost and Found;" joined in conversation by AFO Community Outreach Chair, Jeffrey Koterba.
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Following his hilarious introduction to Paris in "French Like Moi," Midwesterner Scott Carpenter returns to the scene of the crime with more tales of intrigue. This time, though, the story starts with sorrow as Carpenter's wife struggles with dementia. Humor may be the best medicine, but even the antics of a vandal in their building can’t cement the tiles of her memory for long. Before he expects it, the author finds himself alone in a capital that is also blighted by the pandemic. It’s against this backdrop that the city comes roaring back to life. From bizarre encounters on the Metro to comical clashes with authority figures, and even a quixotic battle against a flock of migrant parrots, "Paris Lost and Found" unveils sides of the great city that are as quirky as they are authentic. With his unique blend of wit, insight, and wistfulness, Carpenter charts a path through his new labyrinth of solitude—only to emerge on the other side, squinting into the bright light of hope and new beginnings.
Scott Dominic Carpenter teaches French literature and creative writing at Carleton College (MN). Winner of a Mark Twain House Royal Nonesuch Award (2018), he is the author of "French Like Moi: A Midwesterner in Paris," winner of a Next Generation Indie Book Award, "This Jealous Earth: Stories," and "Theory of Remainders: A Novel," a Kirkus Best Book of 2013, which is currently under option with a major film production company. Carpenter splits his time between St. Paul and Paris.
Jeffrey Koterba is an award-winning cartoonist whose work appears in over 800 newspapers. His original drawings have flown on the space shuttle Discovery and were exhibited in Paris and elsewhere in France. He’s also an avid Francophone: in 2019, Jeff founded Café et Conversation — a weekly French language practice group that has moderated a number of programs for the AFO. A painter and sculptor, Jeff is an artist in residence at the Pottawattamie Arts, Cultural & Entertainment (PACE) center. An occasional fill-in host for Otis Twelve on classical 90.7 FM, you might just hear Jeff announcing a piece by a French composer.