Former Berry College professor Michael Mejia recently read and discussed fiction work from his two novels “TOKYO” and “Forgetfulness” with students via a virtual event.
In “TOKYO,” Mejia explores American perceptions of Japanese culture and identity through a narrative of disaster, loss and longing. In “Forgetfulness,” Mejia creates a lyrical panorama of early 20th century Vienna, commenting on postwar conceptions, analyses and revisions of the period.
Mejia taught at Berry from 2004 to 2012 as a professor of creative writing and composition. He is editor-in-chief of the Western Humanities Review, co-founding editor of Ninebark Press and a professor of English at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. He is a recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation.
“I value his use of experimental techniques. Some of his fiction can be a challenge to fully understand, but that's true of a lot of great art,” said Berry Associate Professor of English, Rhetoric and Writing Will Donnelly.
For more information about the English Department, visit https://www.berry.edu/academics/majors/english/.
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Written by Public Relations Student Assistant Hannah Grace Mann
