For the first meeting of 2024, UCL Laws FBC will be reading The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa.
An enthralling Orwellian novel about the terrors of state surveillance from one of Japan's greatest writers.
'A masterpiece: a deep pool that can be experienced as fable or allegory, warning and illumination' - Guardian
To the people on the island, a disappeared thing no longer has any meaning. It can be burned in the garden, thrown in the river or handed over to the Memory Police. Soon enough, the island forgets it ever existed.
When a young novelist discovers that her editor is in danger of being taken away by the Memory Police, she desperately wants to save him. For some reason, he doesn't forget, and it's becoming increasingly difficult for him to hide his memories. Who knows what will vanish next?
You can buy a copy of the book here
UCL Laws Feminist Book Club
The UCL Laws Feminist Book Club brings together staff and students at all levels to talk about books in an informal setting.
We'll meet once a month during term times. You are welcome to drop in on individual sessions, or to attend regularly – whatever works for you.
The UCL Laws Feminist Book Club was set up in 2018 with the aim of creating a strong feminist network within the law school. We invite feminist students (LLB, LLM, and PhD), faculty, and staff to join us for monthly meetings in which we chat informally about a work of female-authored fiction. We have structured the group as a book club because, well, we all like to read – and we believe that it’s important to supplement our work and studies with non-academic reading. It helps to keep us grounded, enriched, and energised. The book club is an inclusive, non-hierarchical, and non-judgmental space open to all genders. Join our newsletter - http://eepurl.com/ibn6Vz.