The Rabbit Hutch

Wednesday, June 28, 7:00 PM The Rabbit Hutch Tess Gunty In conversation with Claire Vaye Watkins "Tess Gunty’s debut novel... is lush and melancholy, jumping between various points of view. It’s a meandering story that defies conventional structure and scope to offer a snapshot of one community’s grim reality." - TIME Join Tess Gunty to discuss her debut novel The Rabbit Hutch, the winner of this year’s National Book Award. In her darkly funny and remarkable novel we’re introduced to a string of overlapping characters and plots mostly centered around La Lapinière otherwise known as “The Rabbit Hutch,” a run-down apartment building in Vacca Vale, Indiana. The novel unconventionally jumps among perspectives, mediums and tenses revealing the buildings quirky residents. Gunty keeps the plot moving creating a story that has you hooked from the first page until the surprising finale. The novel touches on so many important issues -- loneliness, consumerism, community, and mental illness all with a great subtly and intelligence.