Description

As part of our Black Future Fest, the Senior Center is hosting book club discussions of two novels by Octavia E. Butler--Kindred (1979) on Jan 29, and Parable of the Sower (1993) on Feb 12. Join us to unpack one or both of these novels in advance of a panel discussion on Octavia E. Butler's writing, "Reading the Future," at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday, Feb 14 from 1:30-3 pm.

Free copies of the book Parable of the Sower are available to the first 10 participants who register to attend the Senior Center's Feb 12 book club.
About Parable of the Sower:
When global climate change and economic crises lead to social chaos in the early 2020s, California becomes full of dangers, from pervasive water shortage to masses of vagabonds who will do anything to live to see another day. Fifteen-year-old Lauren Olamina lives inside a gated community with her preacher father, family, and neighbors, sheltered from the surrounding anarchy. In a society where any vulnerability is a risk, she suffers from hyperempathy, a debilitating sensitivity to others’ emotions and physical pain.
Precocious and clear-eyed, Lauren must make her voice heard in order to protect her loved ones from the imminent disasters her small community stubbornly ignores. But what begins as a fight for survival soon leads to something much more: the birth of a new faith . . . and a startling vision of human destiny.

Activity Secondary Category

Membership Not Required

Location

Zoom: EE at Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center
308 at Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center