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Middlesex: Rich with History

For The Record: we are meeting on Friday February the 24th, which gives us about a month to complete the book. As a guide, we should all be around the mid-point.

I’m just at the beginning of Part Three (i.e. Caliope’s story) and I think it’s necessary to acknowledge how much history is interwoven into the story. Here are some links that help to put things into a historical perspective.

Asia Minor / Smyrna: the picture of the boat (above) shows the escape from burning Smyrna. Over 100,000 people died, but some managed to escape to America (Lefty & Desdemona)

Nation of Islam & W.D. Fard: interesting that Desdemona ends up working with the founder of the Nation of Islam

I’m finding these historical references to be interesting albeit a little contrived. Regardless, I think we’ll have tons to discuss on the 24th.

posted by MJ @ 7:48 p.m.