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Eola Road Book Discussion

Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison

2023-06-07 18:30:00 2023-06-07 19:45:00 America/Chicago Eola Road Book Discussion Eola Road Branch's monthly book discussion. June's selection: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison. Eola Road Branch - Meeting Room 108 (Small Meeting Room)

Wednesday, June 07
6:30pm - 7:45pm

Add to Calendar 2023-06-07 18:30:00 2023-06-07 19:45:00 America/Chicago Eola Road Book Discussion Eola Road Branch's monthly book discussion. June's selection: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison. Eola Road Branch - Meeting Room 108 (Small Meeting Room)

Eola Road Branch

Meeting Room 108 (Small Meeting Room)

Eola Road Branch's monthly book discussion. June's selection: Juneteenth by Ralph Ellison.

Join us for Eola Road Branch's monthly book discussion group. We read a variety of fiction and non-fiction and meet once a month for discussion. Contact discussion leader Elke Lange-Lalos at 630-264-3437 for a copy of the book.

From the author of the bestselling Invisible Man - the classic novel of African-American experience - this long awaited second novel tells an evocative tale of a prodigal of the 20th century. Brilliantly crafted, moving and wise, Juneteenth is the work of an American master.

Summary by Goodreads:
Tell me what happened while there's still time, demands the dying Senator Adam Sunraider to the itinerate preacher whom he calls Daddy Hickman. As a young man, Sunraider was Bliss, an orphan taken in by Hickman and raised to be a preacher like himself. Bliss's history encompasses the joys of young southern boyhood; bucolic days as a filmmaker, lovemaking in a field in the Oklahoma sun. And behind it all lies a mystery: how did this chosen child become the man who would deny everything to achieve his goals?

Here is the master of American vernacular at the height of his powers, evoking the rhythms of jazz and gospel and ordinary speech.

AGE GROUP: | Adults - ages 19+ |

EVENT TYPE: | Reading and Literacy |

TAGS: | Book Club |

Eola Road Branch

Phone: 630-264-4117
Fax: 630-898-5220
Branch manager
Krista Danis

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This branch shares the Eola Community Center buiding with the Fox Valley Park District. It offers a quiet reading room with a fireplace, study rooms and a family computer lab. The Eola Road Branch has public meeting rooms that may be used for community programs. 

 

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