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This month we will be discussing \;Always Coming Home\, a fictional ethnography by Ursula K. Le Guin.

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&ldquo\;One of [Le Guin's] most rad ical novels. . . . \;A study in what a complete and utter rejection of capitalism and patriarchy might look like&mdash\;for society and for the art of storytelling."&mdash\;The Millions

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Ursula K. Le Guin&rsquo\;s magnificent work of imagination\, a visionary \, genre-crossing story about a future utopian community on the Northern C alifornia coast\, hailed as &ldquo\;masterly&rdquo\; (Newsweek)\, &ldquo\; hypnotic&rdquo\; (People) and &ldquo\;[her] most consistently lyric and lu minous book&rdquo\; (New York Times). \;This new edition features an i ntroduction by Shruti Swamy\, author of \;A House is a Body\, \;as well as extra material that includes interviews and liner notes to the bo ok's musical soundtrack.

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"Midway through her career\, Le Guin embarked on one of her most detailed\, impressive literary projec ts\, a novel that took more than five years to complete. Blending story an d fable\, poetry\, artwork\, and song\, \;Always Coming Home \;is this legendary writer&rsquo\;s fictional \;ethnography of the Kesh\, a people of the far future living in a post-apocalyptic Napa Valley.\n

Having survived ecological catastrophe brought on by relentless industrialization\, the Kesh are a peaceful people who reject governance and the constriction of genders\, limit population growth to prevent overc rowding and preserve resources\, and maintain a healthy community in which everyone works to contribute to its well-being. This richly imagined stor y unfolds through a series of narrated &ldquo\;translations&rdquo\; that i lluminate individual lives\, including a woman named Stone Telling\, who t ravels beyond the Valley and comes to reside with another tribe\, the patr iarchal Condor people. With sharp poignancy\, Le Guin explores the complex ities of the Kesh&rsquo\;s unified society and presents to us&mdash\;in ex quisite detail&mdash\;their lives\, histories\, adventures\, customs\, lan guage\, and art. \;

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In addition to poems and folk tal es\, Le Guin created verse dramas\, records of oral performances\, recipes \, and even an alphabet and glossary of the Kesh language. The novel is il lustrated throughout with drawings by artist Margaret Chodos and includes a musical component&mdash\;original recordings of Kesh songs that Le Guin collaborated on with composer Todd Barton&mdash\;bringing this utterly ori ginal and compelling world to life."

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Email \;rachel.white @dc.gov:

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R egistration is optional but encouraged for new participants.

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If yo u would like to request an accommodation\, please contact dcplaccess@dc.go v at least one week prior to the program.

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