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― The African Queen
Reading the Classics
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This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
The Milan Kundera Society
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This group is intended to be a friendly gathering of readers who admire Milan Kundera. Let's talk about our favorite books, discuss his topics, share ...more
Classics and the Western Canon
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This is a group to read and discuss those books generally referred to as “the classics” or “the Western canon.” Books which have shaped Western though ...more
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