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Great Books Reading and Discussion Group with Tom

2023-04-17 19:00:00 2023-04-17 21:00:00 America/New_York Great Books Reading and Discussion Group with Tom Please join us to discuss "The Immoderation of Ifat" by Sara Suleri and "Now We are Five" by David Sedaris. Huntington Public Library Main Building - HPL Adult Zoom, Main Auditorium

Monday, April 17
7:00pm - 9:00pm

Add to Calendar 2023-04-17 19:00:00 2023-04-17 21:00:00 America/New_York Great Books Reading and Discussion Group with Tom Please join us to discuss "The Immoderation of Ifat" by Sara Suleri and "Now We are Five" by David Sedaris. Huntington Public Library Main Building - HPL Adult Zoom, Main Auditorium

Huntington Public Library Main Building

HPL Adult Zoom, Main Auditorium

Please join us to discuss "The Immoderation of Ifat" by Sara Suleri and "Now We are Five" by David Sedaris.

Gain exposure to great literature through the library’s Great Books program, which has reached its eighteenth anniversary. Participants find the Shared Inquiry™ approach, popularized by the Chicago-based Great Books Foundation, to be a powerful learning tool. There are no right or wrong answers, no papers and no tests! The readings are short and are suited to our busy lifestyles. We are currently reading from the anthology Counterparts, in which the readings complement each other by highlighting different aspects of a given theme.  We are making Counterparts available gratis upon registration, thanks to a generous donation from friends and family of a former group member.  For more information, contact Tom Cohn at 631-427-5165, x 270 or e-mail to tom_cohn@huntlib.org. Check out our blog at hplgreatbooks.blogspot.com.  Registration is required. Open to all. 

“The Immoderation of Ifat” by Sara Suleri (1953-1922) and “Now We are Five” by David Sedaris (1956- ) - We finish “Counterparts” with the final theme of all: death.  In the “Immoderation of Ifat,” an excerpt from her memoir Meatless Days,Pakistani-American author Sara Suleri remembers her sister Ifat, tragically caught up in her country’s civil war of the 1970s. American humorist David Sedaris in “Now We are Five” tells the story of a family beach vacation in which he and his siblings reminisce about their sister Tiffany who had long kept herself apart from the family.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Book Discussions |

TAGS: | great books | classics | book discussion |

Huntington Public Library Main Building

Phone: 631-427-5165

Hours
Mon, Mar 25 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Tue, Mar 26 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Wed, Mar 27 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Thu, Mar 28 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Fri, Mar 29 9:00AM to 9:00PM
Sat, Mar 30 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Mar 31 1:00PM to 5:00PM

About the branch

The Main is located in the heart of Huntington Village, on the corner of Prospect Street and Main Street. The Main has a large auditorium and two smaller meeting rooms, one room for Children's programs and a conference room. There is also a Local History room located on the second floor and an Art Gallery located on the lower level.

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