Summer Noir 2024
Thu, July 11 @ 7:00 PM - Sat, July 13 @ 9:00 PM
Free – $65.00
The MEP Literature Group’s Summer Noir tradition of enjoying the bracing vitality of pulp continues with six short novels on the themes of difficult trips and political mayhem.
Be warned: Do not expect happy endings in novels featuring corruption, futility and deception.
Enrollees need not attend all sessions; to accommodate summer travel, we selected short novels which we can discuss in in a single session.
Trips that Go Wrong – July
July 11: Tropic Moon, by Georges Simenon, 152 pages.
July 18: Basic Black with Pearls, by Helen Weinzweig, 160 pages.
July 25: The Taiga Syndrome, by Cristina Rivera Garza. 128 pages.
Political Turmoil – August
August 1: Skeletons in the Closet, Jean-Patrick Manchette, 178 pages.
August: 8 Clandestine in Chile: The Adventures of Miguel Littin, Gabriel García Márquez, 160 pages.
August 15: Plan B, Chester Himes. 164 pages
The Literature Group will resume reading novels set in Palestine in September.
Noir 2024 - RSVP
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Holders of an annual MEP pass may RSVP and attend this series without further charge.