Bookclub * Minor Detail by Adania Shibli *

Discussion led by Allison Wattenbarger and Joel Marcus

March 4, 6:00-8:00 PM

Location: Vicar’s house

Here’s how Anthony Cummins began his review of Minor Detail: “In Adania Shibli’s third novel, a young Arab woman is raped and murdered by Israeli troops in 1949. The difficulty of portraying the atrocity lies at the heart of a highly sophisticated narrative that pitilessly explores the limits of empathy and the desire to right (or write) historical wrongs by giving voice to the voiceless.”

Note: usually we reserve 90 minutes for bookclub; because we hope this bookclub will open up larger conversation about Israel and Palestine, we have reserved two hours.