Online Program - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
Date and Time: February 25, 2021, 7:00 PM CT
Location:
Newton Public Library, 720 Oak St, Newton
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From the TALK series, After the Fact
Discussion Leader: Kim Stanley
This fascinating work depicts the lives of characters after a flu pandemic that decimates 99% of the world's population. Set 20 years after the fact where small groups of people live in abandoned gas stations (the fossil fuel economy no longer exists) and abandoned fast food restaurants such as Wendy's. Readers meet Kirsten, an actress with the traveling symphony that tours the upper peninsula of Michigan performing Shakespeare (because audiences prefer it to more modern plays). The novel examines a post-apocalyptic world consisting of "ferals," starvation, and loneliness through themes of nostalgia, memory, and art. Mandel weaves together this cast of characters with an air of mystery and suspense that propels the reader forward wanting to learn more.
This book discussion will take place online! Contact the library for details.
Sponsored by: Newton Public Library
For more information about this event, please contact:
Daniel Eells
(316) 283-2890
http://www.newtonplks.org