CANCELLED DUE TO AUTHOR'S ILLNESS AT THIS TIME, THERE IS NO RE-SCHEDULE DATE.
WE REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE.
Monday, September 15
7:30 pm
McManus Room
When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, bombers devastated Warsaw—and the city’s zoo. With most of their animals dead, zookeepers Jan and Antonina Zabinski began smuggling more than 300 Jews into the bombed-out cages to hide them from the Nazis. Author Diane Ackerman will talk about her account of this extraordinary, true tale in her book The Zookeeper’s Wife, 2008 winner of the Orion Book Award. An acclaimed naturalist and poet, Ackerman is the author of numerous books, including the bestselling A Natural History of the Senses.
Books will be available for purchase and signing.
Book Review.
Author's website.
Co-sponsored with the Westport-Weston Interfaith council.
