Date/Time
Date(s) - 11/21/2019
6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Location
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Mankato
Categories
Book Discussion Group
The UUFM Book Discussion Group has selected a classic semi-satirical 1935 political novel for its next discussion. Sinclair Lewis’s It Can’t Happen Here offers parallels to today’s political climate.
“The novel describes the rise of Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, a demagogue who is elected President of the United States, after fomenting fear and promising drastic economic and social reforms while promoting a return to patriotism and “traditional” values. After his election, Windrip takes complete control of the government and imposes totalitarian rule with the help of a ruthless paramilitary force. The novel’s plot centers on journalist Doremus Jessup’s opposition to the new regime and his subsequent struggle against it as part of a liberal rebellion.” (Wikipedia)
Copies of the book may be available in the UUFM’s library, public libraries, or in bookstores or on-line.
Please join us on Thursday, November 21, 6:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M. for meet and greet followed by a lively discussion and a selection of a non-fiction book for the January read from 7:00 P.M.-8:30 P.M.
For further information about the Book Discussion Group, please contact Karen Knox (kareneknox@gmail.com) or Barbara Keating (bkeating@hickorytech.net).