December Book Club at Barbès

Join the editors of Archipelago for drinks and discussion at Barbès. We meet on the third Wednesday of each month at 6pm. Our pick for December is Scholastique Mukasonga’s Murmurs from the Hills, a collection of stories translated from French by Mark Polizzotti (who will be joining us at the book club!). 

Zadie Smith recently mentioned Murmurs from the Hills in a “10 Books That Moved Her Lately” roundup for Dua Lipa’s book club, Service95. “Some people have stories in their bones. Mukasonga is like that. There’s an elemental aspect to her writing—it feels like it’s been handed down on tablets. If you haven’t read her before this is a good place to start.”

Books are available for purchase here, and at Barbès a couple weeks ahead of our meeting. 

After the discussion, we’re hoping to arrange a performance of Rwandan zither music. Stay tuned!