Fr. 14.2. Colson Whitehead, The Nickel Boys (2019)
Talk with Carolyn Murphey Melchers, d.a.i. Tübingen. Calling all book lovers! You like reading books and discussing them afterwards? Join the Book Discussion and discover the riches of American literature. The US-American literature specialist and writer Carolyn Murphey
Melchers will guide you through the best of contemporary and classic American literature. Copies of the selected books are available in the d.a.i. library.
The Nickel Boys: Based on the real story of a 60‘s reform school in Florida that operated for one hundred and eleven years and warped the lives of thousands of children, The Nickel Boys is a devastating, driven narrative that showcases a great American novelist writing at the height of his powers.
Join the discussion even if you haven’t read the book!
• In English
• Location: d.a.i. Erdgeschoss
• Admission: free
• Further dates: Fr. 13.3. R.O. Kwon, The Incendiaries (2018)
