Join us for a Get Lit discussion of Th e Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa\, a \;haunting Orwellian novel abou t the terrors of state surveillance\, from the acclaimed author of \;< em>The Housekeeper and the Professor. \;
\nOn an unnamed is land\, objects are disappearing: first hats\, then ribbons\, birds\, roses . . . . Most of the inhabitants are oblivious to these changes\, while tho se few able to recall the lost objects live in fear of the draconian Memor y Police\, who are committed to ensuring that what has disappeared remains forgotten. When a young writer discovers that her editor is in danger\, s he concocts a plan to hide him beneath her f loorboards\, and together the y cling to her writing as the last way of preserving the past. Powerful an d provocative\, \;The Memory Police \;is a stunning novel about th e trauma of loss.
\nGet Lit is a book discussion group for those adv enturous souls who would like to read a little something different. A limi ted number of books are available on a first come basis. To sign out a boo k please contact the Information Desk at (563) 344-4179.
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