HARVARD CLUB OF SACRAMENTO BOOKGROUP NOVEMBER 5, BOOK: INTIMACIES
Next Harvard Club of Sacramento Bookgroup Discussion - Save the date and read Intimacies!
- Named one of the 10 Best Books of 2021 by The New York Times.
- Included on Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2021 list.
- Longlisted for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award
A novel from the author of A Separation, an electrifying story about a woman caught between many truths.
An interpreter has come to The Hague to escape New York and work at the International Court. A woman of many languages and identities, she is looking for a place to finally call home.
She's drawn into simmering personal dramas: her lover, Adriaan, is separated from his wife but still entangled in his marriage. Her friend Jana witnesses a seemingly random act of violence, a crime the interpreter becomes increasingly obsessed with as she befriends the victim's sister. And she's pulled into an explosive political controversy when she's asked to interpret for a former president accused of war crimes.
A woman of quiet passion, she confronts power, love, and violence, both in her personal intimacies and in her work at the Court. She is soon pushed to the precipice, where betrayal and heartbreak threaten to overwhelm her, forcing her to decide what she wants from her life.
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When: Thursday, November 5, 2026 at 6 PM PST.
Where: East Sacramento. Please contact lindashortliffe@stanford.edu for address