A literary evening in honor of Graham Greene is scheduled on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at the Spirit Room on Broadway in downtown Fargo. Wine and cheese will be served.

Dennis Cooley, assistant professor of history and religion, will present “Wild Speculations and Philosophical Intrigues on Greene's Novel ‘A Burnt-Out Case.’ ”

John K. Cox, professor and head of history and religion, will present “Commitment in Greene-land: Personal, Political, and Religious.”

Graham Greene (1904-91) was an English novelist who also wrote many highly regarded short stories, screenplays and essays, as well as a number of plays, biographies, travelogues, children's books, poems and movie reviews.

Greene is considered a master storyteller who also had a number of subversive thematic preoccupations. His works are set against backdrops as varied as the Mexican Revolution, the Cold War, European imperialism in Africa, London during the Blitz, Haiti during the reign of "Papa Doc" Duvalier and the crisis of faith in 20th century industrialized societies.

In 2007, Cox started the Northern Plains Graham Greene Day. Each year, an event is organized in October around Greene’s birthday. The event celebrates the achievements of Greene as a writer and to spark discussion and debate about his ideas. All members of the community are welcome.

For more information, or to inquire about presenting at next October's Graham Greene Day, contact Cox at john.cox.1@ndsu.edu.