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10 May 2006

How D-Wade Got His Austen On

Filed under: F.O.J. (Friends of Jane), Jane in the News — Mags @ 7:52 am

In USA Today (via Yahoo) we find out a bit more about the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade choosing Pride and Prejudice as his favorite classic.

He first read the book in an English class at Marquette. “I liked the story,” Wade says. “It had love and loss. I just liked it - the whole story line - how people overcame stereotypes.”

The Editrix is still annoyed that nobody made her read Jane Austen’s work in school. We had to learn about her on the streets, yo.

 

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