Community Corner
EPL CAMS Book Club: Giraffe
Thursday, September 26, 7 pm, Chicago Avenue/Main Street Branch
Based on the true story of the slaughter, in Czechoslovakia, in 1975, of the largest captive herd of giraffes, the novel creates a textured allegory for the country's oppression by its Communist regime. The story follows a hemodynamicist who has studied the giraffes, and a somnambulist factory worker. Both are entranced by the creatures' stately aloofness, and when the order comes to kill the giraffes, which are infected with a contagious disease, they attempt to bring a measure of humanity to the workings of the state.
Join us as we discuss J.M. Ledgard's Giraffe. Copies will be held at the CAMS Branch behind the desk. Call 847-905-0764 with any questions.
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