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Book Club: World Literature, J. G. Ballard's "The Drowned World"

Thursday, 7/11/2024
6:00 - 7:00

We discuss The Drowned World, a dystopian novel by J. G. Ballard about a dangerous future in which global warming and rising sea levels render much of the earth uninhabitable.

World Literature Book Club reading list 

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This program will be conducted in English unless otherwise noted.

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