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Start Here: We're Not In Kansas Anymore

Well, okay, Ben Lerner takes us back to Kansas first, before we go globetrotting with Amitav Ghosh. Then, the temptress Circe will welcome us to her mythic world in Madeline Miller’s latest novel. Or how about embarking on a quixotic journey with Salman Rushdie?

Ben Lerner: The Topeka School
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Oct. 26noon

Ben Lerner: The Topeka School

Chicago Architecture Center
Amitav Ghosh: Gun Island
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Oct. 2712:30 p.m.Anita and Prabhakant Sinha Program

Amitav Ghosh: Gun Island

Madeline Miller: Circe
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Oct. 272:30 p.m.

Madeline Miller: Circe

Salman Rushdie: Quichotte
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Nov. 46 p.m.Walter E. Heller Foundation Program

Salman Rushdie: Quichotte

The Vic Theatre

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