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Book Discussion Groups
In category: Special Interest Groups.BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS
1. BIOGRAPHIES GROUP
Sue Rambow
BiographyBook@biwc.de
Wednesday, 4 August at 15.00
Please note the earlier meeting time.
We will discuss the father of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk. Some of the effects of his policies were made evident in the book by Louis de Bernières, “Birds Without Wings,” which was discussed in one of the other book groups. Atatürk rose from training as a young officer to playing a lead role in the rebellion of the Young Turks against the corruption and politics of the decaying Ottoman Empire. He became President of the Republic in 1923. The career of this ambitious and complex man is important for the understanding of present-day Turkey.
The highly-praised biography “Atatürk” by Andrew Mango is available within the group.
Our subject for October will be Karen Blixen.
►Venue: My home
►Getting there: U2 to Senefelder Platz (good news: there is an elevator at the station now); tram M2 to Prenzlauer Allee / Metzer Str.
2. MORNING GROUP
Thora Hauswald
Wednesday, 7 July at 10.00
Our book for this meeting is “Sarah’s Key” by Tatiana de Rosnay.
Joins us to discuss the story that begins in Paris in July 1942 where ten-year old Sarah and her parents are taken by the French police, who are arresting Jewish families in the middle of the night. In order to protect him, Sarah locks her younger brother in a secret cupboard. The story continues 60 years later when a journalist looking into the French history from that summer of 1942 finds links with Sarah’s story and her own family history.
We will be discussing “The Piano Teacher” by Janice Y. K. Lee in September and “The Nazi Officer’s Wife” by Edith Hahn Beer in November.
►Venue: My home
►Getting there: S1 or S7 to Nikolassee and a 15-minute walk. Or bus 118 and a short walk
●Hold this date: 8 September
3. EVENING GROUP
Marion Marx
EveningBook@biwc.de
Please contact Marion for the date in August.
The book to be discussed is Hilary Mantel's “Wolf Hall”, winner of last Year's Man Booker Prize. New participants are always welcome!