Join us at Gabes Bar & Kitchen, 991 Lexington Pkwy, St Paul (Neighborhood Bar | Gabe's By The Park | Saint Paul, MN). All are welcome to our discussion on The Great Believers by Rebecca Makkai.
Here's what Goodreads has to say about this historical fiction:
"A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris."
and Wikipedia:
"The novel follows two storylines in alternating chapters. The first, set in 1980s and '90s Chicago, centers on Yale Tishman, an art gallery acquisitions manager living in Boystown. As he navigates a career-defining deal, the largely gay male community to which he belongs crumbles around him due to the devastation of the AIDS epidemic. The second plotline takes place in Paris in 2015. It follows Fiona Marcus, a secondary character from the first storyline, as she searches for her estranged adult daughter and reckons with the lasting impact that the AIDS epidemic has had on her life.
The book was an Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction winner,[1][2] National Book Award for Fiction finalist,[3] Stonewall Book Award winner,[3] and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction finalist."
I hope that you can join us. All are welcome. We normally have 10-12 regular attendees. If you are new to our book club or haven't been with us for a while, please send me an email indicating that you'll be there to plan for adequate seating. Thanks.
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