A Mercy by Toni Morrison is the 19th selection for One Book, One Chicago. Chicago Public Library is proud to present Dwight McBride, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Professor of African American Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies, in a free lecture on Toni Morrison’s importance not just as a novelist, but as a leading American intellectual.
This kick off to Chicago’s fall city-wide reading initiative also includes a brief performance from the opera Margaret Garner, by composer Richard Danielpour and for which Morrison wrote the libretto, presented with assistance from the Ryan Opera Center at the Lyric Opera of Chicago; and a give-away of free copies of Toni Morrison’s “A Mercy,” this year’s pick for One Book Chicago to the first 385 attendees!
Harold Washington Library Center
Cindy Pritzker Auditorium
400 S. State Street
60605
Free event. 6p.m. 400 S. State St.
Seating is limited and available on a first come, first served basis.
