Turning Pages: A Contemporary Book Group In-Person
Explore classic and contemporary fiction and nonfiction from around the world. This group will sample critically acclaimed and prize-winning titles with open and inclusive discussion.
This month's read: Theft, by Abdulrazak Gurnah
Tangled family relationships cast three young Tanzanians together in a society that is changing faster than their traditional cultures can prepare them. Karim is a gifted scholar who finds his way into a career with the government. His wife Fauzia wants to focus on becoming a better teacher, not having children. And Badar is the impoverished outcast taken in and put to work as a servant by Karim's family. Gurnah, who won the Nobel Prize in 2021, quietly develops their shifting circumstances and relationships, even past the moment that everything changes for them.
- Date:
- Tuesday, Aug 18 2026 Show more dates
- Time:
- 6:45 pm - 7:45 pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Meeting Room B
- Building:
- Williamsburg Library (515 Scotland Street)
- Audience:
- Adults Age 18 or older
- Categories:
- Book Discussion