Adventures in Classic Readings Sponsored by the FOL's Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund

This reading group, facilitated by Dr. Laury Magnus, Professor of English, will feature great classic works — ancient to contemporary — as well as participatory reading out loud of selected passages.

Set during the 1950s, Home is the story of Frank Money, a Korean War veteran who has lost his memory and wakes up in the hospital in the States but receives a mysterious summons to return  to Georgia to rescue his sister, Cee.  She, too, has left the home she hated and did so at a very young  age.  Having returned to Georgia, she is working for a white doctor and is in danger of becoming the victim of medical experiments. Though considerably shorter than Morrison’s earlier novels, Home packs its punch through the interwoven stories of brother and sister as well as through Morrison’s stunning, powerful and provocatively beautiful prose. 

As usual, we will share our favorite passages by reading them out loud and then discuss the novel’s main characters, themes, narrative strategies and contemporary relevance. 

Copies of the book will be available at the Information Desk. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book provided by the Friends of the Library’s Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Fund (while supplies last).