9/1/21   1:00- 3:00PM

This month's thought-provoking fiction selection is Animal's People by Indra Sinha.

Ever since he can remember, Animal has gone on all fours, his back twisted beyond repair by the catastrophic events of “that night” when a burning fog of poison smoke from the local factory blazed out over the town of Khaufpur, and the Apocalypse visited his slums. Now just turned seventeen and well schooled in street work, he lives by his wits, spending his days jamisponding (spying) on town officials and looking after the elderly nun who raised him, Ma Franci. His nights are spent fantasizing about Nisha, the girlfriend of the local resistance leader, and wondering what it must be like to get laid.

When Elli Barber, a young American doctor, arrives in Khaufpur to open a free clinic for the still suffering townsfolk—only to find herself struggling to convince them that she isn’t there to do the dirty work of the Kampani—Animal gets caught up in a web of intrigues, scams, and plots with the unabashed aim of turning events to his own advantage.

The library offers a hybrid approach to book club hosting. Participants have three options:
1. 12 people can attend in person, or
2. 12 people can attend via Zoom, or
3. Up to 8 people attend in person while others attend via Zoom. Audio and video are enabled in both directions.

Zoom info TBA.

Masks will be required and hand sanitizer will be provided.