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Book discussion home fire by kamila shamsie meetup. Home fire by kamila shamsie book club discussion questions. You dont need to recall much about sophocles tale of antigone to be swept up by kamila shamsies plotdriven and lyrical contemporary retelling. Aug 10, 2017 home fire pulls off a fine balancing act. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. Home fire kamila shamsie, 2017 penguin publishing 288 pp. People magazine a greek tragedy for the age of isis. Fire and fury book club, washington, district of columbia. In home fire, lives touched by immigration, jihad and family love. Theres also a full bar, a commitment to craft cocktails, extensive wine, and beer lists, and a special section at the bar reserved for those waiting for their takeout. Book questions and reading guidesdiscussion guides for book clubs more than 500 printable reading guides for exceptional books.
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Our book club page for home fire by kamila shamsie includes book club discussion questions, author website, book summary. Imagine living in a world where every act you undertake is politicised, against your will. After years of watching out for her younger siblings in. In a startlingly relevant update, kamila shamsies home fire relocates sophocles antigone to presentday london and weaves a timely tale of two british muslim families with differing ideas about bigotry, belief and loyalty.
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Choose from five monthly reads, vetted by cool people with great taste. Home fire left me awestruck, shaken, on the edge of my chair, filled with admiration for her courage and ambition. Aug 15, 2017 home fire pulls off a fine balancing act. Longlisted for the man booker prize, this nuanced examination of the place of muslims in a hostile world will infuriate some. Shamsie, a native of karachi who has written six previous novels, sets home fire among two pakistani emigre families living in very different communities in london. Are you wondering how your reading group can continue to meet, even while youre social distancing. Ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions.
Aug 15, 2017 home fire puts a topical spin on ancient greek tragedy kamila shamsies new book beautifully written and paced updates the ancient story of antigone to tell an explosive story of two. Youll also find printable book club questions at the end of this post to bring to. Everyone is welcome to join our book discussion evening. A contemporary reimagining of sophocles antigone, home fire is an urgent, fiercely compelling story of loyalties torn apart when love and politics collide confirming kamila shamsie as a. From its inception in 2008, the girly book club gbc now has over 120000 members in 15 countries and 125 communities across the globe. Kamila shamsies latest novel, home fire, depicts this very phenomenon. Aug 16, 2017 kamila shamsies brilliant home fire is a greek tragedy for the age of isis.
That is just as well the reader might be hard pressed to pick up on the parallels otherwise. The novel opens on isma pasha, a 28yearold muslim woman, britishborn but ethnically pakistani, as she is detained in heathrow airport. The event for home fire will be friday, may 15 from 56pm on zoom. The asoiaf book club podcast join the ironwood network every week as deep dive into george rr martins a song of ice and fire chapter by chapter and book by book to dig up the truths we are all waiting for. Aug 15, 2017 buy home fire first printing by shamsie, kamila isbn. Immediately download the home fire summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching home fire. Her twin brother, parvaiz, has left london to work for the media arm of isis, after discovering that his absent father died en route to guantanamo. The opening section begins with isma pasha nearly missing her flight. Home fire is a book with lots of potential as the story centers around british muslim siblings whose father joined a. Aug 21, 2017 ive found that the best book club discussion questions are ones that are openended and that get people to share their personal opinions.
Discussion questions book club recommendationsdiscussion. When aneeka showers after sex, she sprays on eamonns cologne to keep his scent. It makes the reader feel as if the book is truly coming to life. An antigone for a time of terror the new york times. Spend more time reading and less time figuring out what to read. A dollar of the authors royalties from each copy sold of this edition of home fire inferno will go to organizations supporting. Scholastic book clubs childrens books for parents and teachers. I have been looking forward to reading home fire ever since i heard about it last year and i was convinced this was going to be one of the best 2018 ones for me. Home fire is a contemporary reimagining of the greek tragedy antigone and new york times book critic dwight garner argued the novel hews to the originals themes. Log onto our instagram page on that date to discuss the book with other members of. Feb 22, 2020 topics about this book topics that mention this book. Youll also find book club discussion questions in each monthly box.
Home fire blazes with the kind of annihilating devastation that transcends grief. Kamila shamsies brilliant home fire is a greek tragedy. Aug 15, 2017 a modernday antigone set against political tensions in london, shamsies latest is a haunting and arrestingly current portrait of two families forever caught in the insurmountable gap between love and country, loyalty and desire. Home fire is shamsies seventh and most accomplished novel. Scholastic book clubs is the best possible partner to help you get excellent childrens books into the hands of every child, to help them become successful lifelong readers and discover the joy and power of good books. Sep 11, 2019 the perfect book club is made up of three key things. And this, essentially, is the dilemma faced by aneeka, the beating heart of home fire, kamila shamsie s man bookerlonglisted loose contemporary reworking of antigone. Home fire is a book with lots of potential as the story centers around british muslim siblings whose father joined a jihadist group. Such a timely, interesting topic, and one i cant believe this, im absolutely gutted i did not like this book. Discussion questions well add publisher questions if and when theyre available. Mary mcbride, bookseller, will discuss home fire in detail with the attendees. Fire book club friends inspired to read everydayfriends inspired to read everyday f. Aug 08, 2017 in home fire, lives touched by immigration, jihad and family love. Log onto our instagram page on that date to discuss the book with other members of the book club community.
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