Happy New Year's Eve, Colleagues!
Nearly a decade ago (2009-2011), we had a practice of holding occasional “bonus" Bookmen meetings on fifth Wednesdays, which individual members hosted to discuss titles that were personal favorites but didn’t have a gay connection (or at least not a strong one). Those books included Toni Morrison’s Beloved, Vladimir Nabokov’s “Mademoiselle O” (a short story), Samuel Butler’s The Way of All Flesh and John Kennedy O’Toole’s A Confederacy of Dunces.
Robert Muir has proposed reviving that tradition by discussing the Nikolai Gogol short story “The Overcoat,” which is widely available in various collections. He recommends the Pevear/Volokhonsky translation, but that is in no way a requirement. Gogol anthologies should be available in most libraries, and the Dover Thrift edition on Amazon is a steal at $3.34.
Keith Cohen, who lives in the Van Ness neighborhood, has graciously volunteered to host the meeting on Wed., Jan. 30, 2019, at 7:30 p.m. His apartment building isn’t far from Metro and also has some parking spaces available. I’ll send further particulars via group e-mail, but the idea is for those who are interested to respond to that message to obtain Keith's address and phone number. (I should also mention that we'll order pizzas and split the cost.) So stay tuned!
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