Book of the Month: Ottessa Moshfegh “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”
27 May, 19:00 | Location: to be announced
About the book:
A cold, hypnotic descent into the quiet violence of modern life — a story about a young woman who decides to disappear without leaving the room.
Set in early-2000s New York, the book follows a beautiful, privileged, emotionally detached narrator who turns to sleep as her ultimate form of escape. With prescription pills, darkness, and isolation, she attempts to pause existence itself — to cleanse herself from grief, boredom, vanity, and the exhausting performance of being alive.
Timing:
19:00 meet and greet
19:30—20:30 discussion
20:30—21:30 free talk (up to you)
Language:
English (we are always free and open to help with any needed translation).
Ticket:
Includes participation, a glass of wine or kombucha and snacks. Ticket refunds are possible no later than 24h before the event.
Limited capacity.
Book of the Month: Ottessa Moshfegh “My Year of Rest and Relaxation”
27 May, 19:00 | Location: to be announced
About the book:
A cold, hypnotic descent into the quiet violence of modern life — a story about a young woman who decides to disappear without leaving the room.
Set in early-2000s New York, the book follows a beautiful, privileged, emotionally detached narrator who turns to sleep as her ultimate form of escape. With prescription pills, darkness, and isolation, she attempts to pause existence itself — to cleanse herself from grief, boredom, vanity, and the exhausting performance of being alive.
Timing:
19:00 meet and greet
19:30—20:30 discussion
20:30—21:30 free talk (up to you)
Language:
English (we are always free and open to help with any needed translation).
Ticket:
Includes participation, a glass of wine or kombucha and snacks. Ticket refunds are possible no later than 24h before the event.
Limited capacity.
