Open City

Fiction | Novel | Adult | Published in 2011

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Part 1, Chapters 1-5

Part 1, Chapters 6-11

Part 2, Chapters 12-16

Part 2, Chapters 17-21

Select one instance of Julius’s wandering through New York. How would you compare and contrast his mental and physical perambulations?

This novel deals with racism in both the US and Europe. How would you compare and contrast the racism portrayed in New York City and Brussels?

Julius’s imperfect memory often replaces reality with art. Choose an instance of this phenomenon. How does it inform a reader’s understanding of Julius?