Real Reads Book Discussion
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night by Tahir Hamut Izgil
2024-07-16 09:30:00
2024-07-16 11:00:00
America/Chicago
Real Reads Book Discussion
We'll discuss Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide by Tahir Hamut Izgil. Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
Downers Grove Public Library - Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100), Virtual Meeting
Tuesday, July 16
9:30am - 11:00am
Downers Grove Public Library
Meeting Room Both (Max Capacity 100), Virtual MeetingWe'll discuss Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide by Tahir Hamut Izgil. Books are available at the Adult & Teen Services Desk one month before each discussion.
A poet's account of one of the world's most urgent humanitarian crises, and a harrowing tale of a family's escape from genocide. One by one, Tahir Hamut Izgil's friends disappeared. The Chinese government's brutal persecution of the Uyghur people had continued for years, but in 2017 it assumed a terrifying new scale.
Coffee and donuts will be served.
Contact the Adult & Teen Services department at ATS@dglibrary.org for more information.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Virtual Program | Registration Required | In-Person Program | Book Discussions |
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