Monday, October 14, 2024 - 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C
A cautionary dark satire about the fragility of democracy and how fascism can take hold even in the land of liberty, It Can’t Happen Here follows the ascent of a demagogue who becomes president of the United States by promising to return the country to greatness. Witnessing the new president’s tyranny from the sidelines is a liberal, middle-class newspaper editor from Vermont who trusts the system will fix itself—until he ends up in a prison camp. Sinclair Lewis’ eerily prescient 1935 novel gets a fresh update in this adaptation that examines what brings a citizenry to the point of sacrificing its own freedom and how a courageous few can prevail to overcome the fall.
This event is live and in-person, and will be streamed live on the ICPL YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/thelibrarychannel
This event is part of the 2024 Iowa City Book Festival and is sponsored by the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature.
If you need disability-related accommodations in order to participate in this event, please contact the Library.
This event is open to the public.
Cosponsor
Cosponsor Organization: Iowa City Book Festival
Cosponsor Name: John Kenyon
Cosponsor Phone: 319-356-5245