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We regularly meet to discuss books we read on the 3rd Sunday of the month during the evening (unless otherwise advertised). At the moment we do NOT have regular meetings during the day. We choose books through voting during meetings or by recommendation from repeat members. We read fiction and non-fiction type books alternating every other month. Please visit our FB page for more details and to interact with members. Check out our www.goodreads.com shelves to have an idea of which book we read. Our group is public, open to all, and meets regularly. New to Dubai. You are most welcome :-) Note: This group was originally called 'Dubai Mall Book Club'
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See all- The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years By Chingiz AitmatovCerto, Dubai
What we do:
We post books on monthly basis; everyone who reads or has read the book on their own time can join in. We get together, share opinions and thoughts about the book. We are here for the love of reading and sharing thoughts.Book of choice:
The Day Lasts More than a Hundred Years
By Chingiz Aitmatov4.33 stars - 7,887 ratings - 614 reviews
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The novel takes place over the course of a day, which encompasses Kazakh railman Burranyi Yedigei's endeavor to bury his late friend Kazangap in the cemetery Ana-Beiit ("Mother's Grave"). Throughout the trek, Yedigei recounts his personal history of living in the Sary-Ozek steppes along with pieces of Kazakh folklore. The author explains the term "Saryozeks" as "Middle Lands of Yellow Steppes". Sary-Ozek (or Russified form "Sarozek", used interchangeably in the novel) is also the name of a (fictional) cosmodrome.
Additionally, there is a subplot involving two cosmonauts, one American and one Soviet, who make contact with an intelligent extraterrestrial life form and travel to the planet Lesnaya Grud' ("The Bosom of the Forest") while on a space station run co-operatively by the United States and the Soviet Union.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/366889.The_Day_Lasts_More_than_a_Hundred_Years
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