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Science Fiction Book Group
Our new Science Fiction Book Group will meet on the third Thursday of each month IN PERSON, with Lesley, in the Fireplace area.
This month's discussion will be on the book, The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa. The books will be available at the Borrower Services desk.
"A deft and dark Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance, from the acclaimed author of The Housekeeper and the Professor On an unnamed island off an unnamed coast, things are disappearing. First, animals and flowers. Then objects--ribbons, bells, photographs. Then, body parts. Most of the island's inhabitants fail to notice these changes, while those few imbued with the power to recall the lost objects live in fear of the mysterious 'memory police,' who are committed to ensuring that the disappeared remain forgotten. When a young novelist realizes that more than her career is in danger, she hides her editor beneath her floorboards, and together, as fear and loss close in around them, they cling to literature as the last way of preserving the past. Part allegory, part literary thriller, The Memory Police is a stunning new work from one of the most exciting contemporary authors writing in any language"
- Date:
- Thursday, December 19, 2024
- Time:
- 6:30pm - 8:00pm
- Location:
- Main Library - Fireplace Area
- Audience:
- Adult
- Categories:
- Adult > Book / Film Discussion Featured Event