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First Thursday Book Discussion

"Klara and the Sun"
2025-05-01 12:00:00 2025-05-01 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator. Join us to discuss this book that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love? Adults. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Thursday, May 01
12:00pm - 1:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-05-01 12:00:00 2025-05-01 13:00:00 America/Chicago First Thursday Book Discussion "Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator. Join us to discuss this book that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love? Adults. Columbia Public Library - Children's Program Room

Columbia Public Library

Children's Program Room

"Klara and the Sun" by Kazuo Ishiguro is a thrilling book that offers a look at our changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator. Join us to discuss this book that explores the fundamental question: what does it mean to love? Adults.

Join us to discuss the luminous novel "Klara and the Sun." Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing modern world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator, an artificial friend, to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?

Adults.

AGE GROUP: | Adults |

EVENT TYPE: | Featured | Books & Authors |

TAGS: | Book Discussion |

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