Lawyers and Literature
| Spring | 2019 |
Lowell Komie Stories
Read the following stories in Lowell B. Komie, The Legal Fiction of Lowell B. Komie (Chicago: Swordfish Chicago, 2005):
"The Balloon of William Fuerst" [pp. 55-60] [25 Legal Stud. F. 57 (2001)] [online text]
"The Honorable Alicia Beauchamp" [pp. 161-173] [25 Legal Stud. F. 169 (2001)] [online text]
[Loreena McKennitt sings, "Down by the Sally Gardens"]
"Ash" [pp. 175-186] [25 Legal Stud. F. 181 (2001)] [online text]
[Operation Greylord] [On Operation Greylord :: video :: 9:28 mins.]
Supplemental Reading
Elkins Reads Komie: For an introduction to Komie's work, see James R. Elkins, "Lowell B. Komie's Lawyer Stories," in Lowell B. Komie, The Legal Fiction of Lowell B. Komie xiii-xvi (Chicago: Swordfish Chicago, 2005) [online text]
Recommended Unassigned Stories in Komie's The Legal Fiction of Lowell B. Komie:
"The Kite Flyer" [pp. 231-238] [25 Legal Stud. F. 91 (2001)] [online text]
"The Law Clerk's Parrot" [pp. 119-127] [25 Legal Stud. F. 115 (2001)] [online text]
"Podhoretz Revisited" [pp. 225-230] [25 Legal Stud. F. 145 (2001)] [online text]
Commentary on the Komie Stories: Illuminating the Dark: The Stories of Lowell B. Komie and the Pursuit of Meaningful Work, 31 Legal Stud. F. 851 (2007) | Feathered and Unfeathered Hope: The Legal Fiction of Lowell B. Komie, 31 Legal Stud. F. 933 (2007) | Corruption and Resignation in the Legal Fiction of Lowell B. Komie, 31 Legal Stud. F. 977 (2007) | "Don't Be Beguiled": Gender, Insider-Outsiders, and Justice in the Stories of Lowell B. Komie, 31 Legal Stud. F. 959 (2007) | Reading Lowell Komie, 31 Legal Stud. F. 981 (2007)