Colin Hamilton | The Discarded
The Author Events Series presents Colin Hamilton | The Discarded
A dazzling array of metafictions, Colin Hamilton’s The Discarded focuses on the lonely work of a solitary librarian assigned to the discard room. This hidden basement space is piled high with books purged from the stacks above. Many have been damaged, defaced, or made irrelevant by time. With Borgesian panache,The Discarded interweaves stories about imaginary books with reflections on libraries, both real and dreamt. Hamilton’s nuanced collection asks a seemingly simple question: In an age of decreasing literacy, disposable content, and banned books, what do we preserve and what do we discard?
Colin Hamilton has helped create libraries, artist housing projects, parks, and a center for dance. In addition to The Discarded, he has published a novel, The Thirteenth Month, and a poetry chapbook. He lives in St. Paul.
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Philadelphia, PA 19103
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