Human Rights Book Club-Infinite Country

Date and Time for this Past Event

• Thursday, Sep 9, 2021  7-8:30pm

Location

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Details

Meeting In Person!!!

Rediscovered Books in downtown Boise

Thursday, September 9 at 7PM

Discussing: Infinite Country by Patricia Engel

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This event is open to the public

Limited to 25 people

About the Book:

For readers of Tayari Jones and Laila Lalami comes a lyrical saga about the trauma of migration and the meaning of home, grounded by the emotionally epic journey of a Colombian family fractured by deportation. A literary novel ripe for discussion, INFINITE COUNTRY encompasses continents and generations, knitting together the accounts of five family members as they struggle to keep themselves whole in the face of the hostile landscapes that threaten to drive them apart. While the story of Mauro, Elena, and their three children is undeniably one of migration--the inclusion of vivid Andean legends further roots this novel in its specific Colombian context - its themes of love and loss are universal.

In graceful prose, Patricia Engel joins the likes of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and Junot Díaz in her subtle, timeless exploration of human beings who dare to live despite their marginalization. Refreshingly, Infinite Country is emotionally truthful without feeling sensationalist--the novel doesn't shy away from hardship, but doesn't wallow in it either. The result is a moving portrait of a "mixed-status" family in all its complexities, both ordinary and tragic.