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Review: "Friend: A Novel from North Korea"

11/28/2021

 
By Faye Herald

What do we know of life in North Korea today?  While this novel by Paek Nam-nyong (translated by Immanuel Kim) doesn’t show the harshness and the suppression the ordinary citizen suffers and we can only imagine, Friend  gives us a peek into a world where neighbors are expected to  watch over and encourage each other to do better.

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​The main character is an older judge whose main interest is in preventing couples from divorcing whenever he can.  Judge Jeong Jin Wu is a thoughtful, sympathetic, and good-hearted man who refuses to put his stamp on a divorce until he is sure the marriage can’t be saved, in this case that of a famous soprano and a factory lathe operator.  The novel is state-sanctioned and adheres to Party doctrine; in the latter part of the book obvious propaganda is blended into the plot.  Nevertheless we learn something of what is expected of North Korean citizens in their relations with each other through the several plotlines in Friend.

Masterful Mysteries Set in the Midwest

11/14/2021

 
By Carol Van Why

I read the crimereads.com weekly blog to keep up with one of my guilty pleasures—mysteries and thrillers.  I couldn’t resist the blog post “Masterful Mysteries Set in the Midwest”  by novelist Nicole Baart.

Books by two authors mentioned in her post—William Kent Krueger and Allen Eskens—are on our library’s shelves.  A third writer, Louise Erdrich, of course, ​is well known but not considered a mystery writer.  However, Erdrich’s recent book, Sentence, features a haunted bookstore.  It's now on our shelves!
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Book Fest Recap

11/3/2021

 
By Carol Van Why
Originally published in the November 2021 issue of the 1666 Coffman Newsletter

​The big Library news in October was Book Fest, held on October 7. Fifty-seven residents attended the event and viewed the fifty-one new books on display in the Social Room. Within twenty-four hours, all but a couple of people had at least one book signed out and delivered to them. Book Fest was indeed a group effort.

​Everyone on the Committee played a part in its success, including researching and selecting the books, cataloging them, and creating the annual booklist. Again this year Richard Zeyen served as our purchasing agent, assuring that we got the best book prices possible. Catherine Wengler was responsible for the event logistics. Scott Magnuson greeted every attendee. Katie Weiblen, Faye Herold, Veena Deo, and Audrey Estebo managed the door prizes.

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We’re already noting what worked and what we might do differently next year. If you have comments or suggestions, please share them with Faye Herold. Over the winter, Faye is your contact for anything involving the Library.

John Nyberg Songbooks

Those of us who have lived at Coffman for a number of years miss our friend John Nyberg. Each July he’d take to the piano and lead residents in a sing-along. The songs came from his vast collection of books of familiar melodies. Thanks to Jan Sigmund, several of these music books and a selection of sheet music are now permanently in Coffman Library’s reference collection. Members of both the Social Committee and Music Committee may have occasion to refer to these references for their programming.

For that reason, books and sheet music are available for brief loans only. Please contact a Library Committee co-chair (Faye Herold or Carol Van Why) before borrowing any of these materials. 

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