A group of veteran members now manages thi s long-standing Huntington Public Library book group. We invite you to sha re in an exploration of highly regarded classics of literature\, history\, and philosophy through a discussion technique known as &ldquo\;Shared Inq uiry." Selections are from Great Conversations 2\, available for purchase at the Main Library front desk for at the reduced price of $10 thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Library.
\nSet in aparthe id South Africa in the 1950s\, Nadine Gordimer&rsquo\;s short story relate s an encounter in a printing shop that takes place in among the shop&rsquo \;s mixed-race owner\, Jake\, a black trade unionist\, Maxie\, and two whi te political sympathizers\, Alister and Jennifer. &ldquo\;Which New Era Wo uld That Be&rdquo\; parses the political\, racial\, and sexual attitudes o f these characters. It sheds light brilliantly on the complex interplay of social forces in the South Africa of those years. Gordimer was awarded th e Nobel Prize in Literature in 1991.
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