These are the required course texts for Professor Timothy Yu’s section of English 169 for the current semester (Fall 2014), listed in the order in which they will be read. They are available for purchase at A Room of One’s Own bookstore, 315 W Gorham St., (608) 257-7888.
Edith Wharton, The Age of Innocence
Publisher: Signet/Penguin
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God
Publisher: HarperCollins
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Publisher: Vintage/Random House
Allen Ginsberg, Howl: Original Draft Facsimile
Publisher: HarperCollins
Toni Morrison, The Bluest Eye
Publisher: Vintage/Random House
Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior
Publisher: Vintage/Random House
William Gibson, Neuromancer
Publisher: Ace/Penguin
Junot Díaz, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Publisher: Riverhead/Penguin
Ruth Ozeki, A Tale for the Time Being
Publisher: Penguin