Discussion Guide
Apeirogon
By Colum McCann
These book club questions are from the Booker Prizes, for which Apeirogon was on the 2020 fiction longlist.
Book club questions for Apeirogon by Colum McCann
Use these discussion questions to guide your next book club meeting.
The novel focuses on the conflict in the Middle East. How much did you know about this before reading Apeirogon? Did you find anything surprising or shocking?
Why do you think the author chose to use the structure of 1001 chapters, some extremely short?
What does the novel show about human connections and relationships during conflict and times of emotional pain?
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Do you think the title Apeirogon is apt for this novel?
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