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X-WR-CALDESC:Join in-person or virtually\, to discuss 'The White Mosque' by
  Sofia Samatar. This book is a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\
 , Kirkus Review's - Best Book of The Year\, and Literary Hub - A Most Anti
 cipated Book of the Year.\n\nA secular pilgrimage to a lost village and a 
 near-forgotten history\, The White Mosque traces the porous and ever-expan
 ding borders of identity\, asking: how do we enter the stories of others? 
 And how\, out of the tissue of life\, with its weird incidents\, buried ar
 chives\, and startling connections\, does a person construct a self?\n\nIn
  the late nineteenth century\, a group of German-speaking Mennonites trave
 led from Russia into Central Asia\, where their charismatic leader predict
 ed Christ would return. Over a century later\, Samatar joins a tour follow
 ing their path. In pursuit of this curious history\, Samatar discovers a v
 ariety of characters whose lives intersect around the ancient Silk Road an
 d explores such topics as Central Asian cinema\, Mennonite martyrs\, and h
 er own complex upbringing as the daughter of a Swiss-Mennonite and a Somal
 i-Muslim\, raised as a Mennonite of color in America.\n\nRegistration requ
 ested by July 17\, 2023 either at the virtual attendance link below or at 
 the 'In-Person Registration' button above to the right.\n\nFor a copy of T
 he White Mosque\, visit: https://tinyurl.com/38bdbcfu\n
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DESCRIPTION:Join in-person or virtually\, to discuss 'The White Mosque' by 
 Sofia Samatar. This book is a finalist for the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award\,
  Kirkus Review's - Best Book of The Year\, and Literary Hub - A Most Antic
 ipated Book of the Year.\n\nA secular pilgrimage to a lost village and a n
 ear-forgotten history\, The White Mosque traces the porous and ever-expand
 ing borders of identity\, asking: how do we enter the stories of others? A
 nd how\, out of the tissue of life\, with its weird incidents\, buried arc
 hives\, and startling connections\, does a person construct a self?\n\nIn 
 the late nineteenth century\, a group of German-speaking Mennonites travel
 ed from Russia into Central Asia\, where their charismatic leader predicte
 d Christ would return. Over a century later\, Samatar joins a tour followi
 ng their path. In pursuit of this curious history\, Samatar discovers a va
 riety of characters whose lives intersect around the ancient Silk Road and
  explores such topics as Central Asian cinema\, Mennonite martyrs\, and he
 r own complex upbringing as the daughter of a Swiss-Mennonite and a Somali
 -Muslim\, raised as a Mennonite of color in America.\n\nRegistration reque
 sted by July 17\, 2023 either at the virtual attendance link below or at t
 he 'In-Person Registration' button above to the right.\n\nFor a copy of Th
 e White Mosque\, visit: https://tinyurl.com/38bdbcfu\n
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230718T160000
LOCATION:Central Library\, 174 S. Main Street\, Harrisonburg\, VA 22801 US
SUMMARY:Narrative Nonfiction Book Club
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