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SUMMARY:International Book Group – Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser
DESCRIPTION:The International Book Group at West Falmouth Library is a volunteer-led group that meets on the first Wednesday of each month 3:45-5 p.m. Selections have either foreign settings or foreign authors, usually both. New members are always welcome! Annual registration is requested to receive important communications about schedule or location changes; register below. Meetings are both in-person and on Zoom.\nThe Wednesday, November 4 meeting will discuss Mona’s Eyes by Thomas Schlesser. Ten-year-old Mona and her beloved grandfather have only fifty-two Wednesdays to visit fifty-two works of art and commit to memory “all that is beautiful in the world” before Mona loses her sight forever.\n“No surprise that the novel’s author is a professor of art history at the École Polytechnique in Paris; his characters channel his dazzling command of the greats.”—Hyperallergic\n“A French art historian’s English-language fiction debut combines the story of a loving relationship between a grandfather and granddaughter with an enlightening discussion of art… Come for the novel, stay for the introductory art history course.”—Kirkus Reviews\n“[A] life-affirming narrative.”—Booklist Online\nRegister Here\nThe Fall 2026 – Spring 2027 discussion schedule is as follows:\n\n\n\n9/2/2026\nThe Stationery Shop\nMarjan Kamali\nIran\n\n\n\n10/7/2026\nDeath in Sicily\nAndrea Camilleri\nSicily\n\n\n\n11/4/2026\nMona’s Eyes\nThomas Schlesser\nFrance\n\n\n\n12/2/2026\nAli and Nino: A Love Story\nKurban Said\nAzerbaijan\n\n\n\n1/6/2027\nCovenience Store Woman\nSayaka Murata\nJapan\n\n\n\n2/3/2027\nClear: A Novel\nCarys Davies\nScotland\n\n\n\n3/3/2027\nThe Rarest Fruit\nGaelle Belem\nReunion Island\n\n\n\n4/7/2027\nSay Nothing: A True Story\nPatrick O’Keefe\nIreland\n\n\n\n5/5/2027\nFresh Water for Flowers\nValerie Perrin\nFrance\n\n\n\n6/2/2027\nThe Shadow King\nMaaza Mengiste\nEthiopia\n\n\n\n\n
URL:https://www.westfalmouthlibrary.org/events/ibg-nov-2026/
ORGANIZER;CN=Becky Kanaley:MAILTO:becky@westfalmouthlibrary.org
CATEGORIES:Adults,Author Talks & Books
LOCATION:Lower Level Meeting Room
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