Join Judy Levin this
coming Thursday, 9/20 at 12:30 p.m. for a discussion of the timely novel, The Submission by Amy Waldman.
In The
Submission Ms. Waldman, a former reporter for The New York Times, imagines
what would happen if an architectural plan by a Muslim-American was chosen for
the design of a Ground Zero-like memorial in an anonymous competition. Waldman examines how Mohammed "Mo" Khan,
an American-born and raised architect, becomes embroiled in a growing furor
between two opposing factions: those who see the memorial as a symbol of peace and others
who harbor anti-Islamic sentiments and find his design anti-patriotic. Public anger and fear erupt even as the memorial committee tries to bring healing and reconciliation to their community and country.
2012 marks the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Several
reviewers have compared this novel to Tom Wolfe’s Bonfire of the Vanities, for its examination of politics, art and religion in
contemporary America.
For additional insights
and other opinions look at The Submission’s official website and at The New York Times Book Review’s
article.
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