Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (Russian, 1873): Anna Karenina explores hypocrisy, jealousy, faith, fidelity, family, marriage, society, progress, carnal desire and passion, and the agrarian connection to land in contrast to the lifestyles of the city. Translator Rosemary Edmonds wrote that Tolstoy doesn't explicitly moralise in the book, but he allows his themes to emerge naturally from the "vast panorama of Russian life." Widely regarded as the pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel.

Presenter: Liat
Commenter: Nottania

Time: 19:15 sharp

Format:
Part 1: Brief introduction by the participants (5 minutes)

Part 2: Club updates/statistics (5 minutes)

Part 3: 2-3 members briefly introduce any interesting book that they have recently read (voluntarily basis, 5 minutes)

Part 4: book presentation (20-30 minutes) including:
A brief history of author’s life
A short summary of the book
Main/new ideas that the book brought to the society at the time that it was written
What were the major implications/reactions at the time that it was written?
What are the major implications on our daily lives (if any)?

Part 5: Group discussion led by the commentator (45-60 minutes)
Member’s personal view about the book, opposing ideas

Venue: Librairie-café Les Recyclables: 53, rue de Carouge, Genève

Tram 12/13 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Augustin,
Bus 1/4/44 arrêt Pont d'Arve ou Plainpalais,
Parking vélo devant l'arcade,
Parking voiture sous le centre commercial Plainpalais-centre

Note: reading the book is not a "must" to attend the meeting!

Look forward to see you all!

To purchase the hard copy, you can send an email to Grégory in Librairie-café Les Recyclables: [email protected]

To join the club: http://www.glocals.com/#/groups/geneva/geneva-book-club-group.htm

To see the upcoming events:http://sites.google.com/site/genevabookclubgbc/event/eevents-2011

To sign up as presenter and/or commenter (please check the above web address first and only register for the books that are marked with “volunteer needed”:
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