The Alliance Française is bringing you a different way to practise your French. On the third Thursday of every month, a French
book (with no translations) will be selected and discussed for 90 minutes, allowing you to develop and improve your reading and
comprehension skills.
Who:
Available for members and students of the Alliance Française d'Adelaïde
Where:
Alliance Française d'Adelaïde
319 Young Street, Wayville
When:
Thursday once a month, 6:30pm to 8pm
During school terms, unless scheduled otherwise
For more information:
Please contact reception at adelaide@af.org.au if you would like to know more.
In September, the Club de Lecture will discuss La Délicatesse by David Foenkinos.
Losing her beloved husband after only seven years of marriage, heartbroken widow Nathalie steels herself against emotional attachments until she unexpectedly falls in for her offbeat, guileless co-worker, Markus, who represents the opposite of everything.
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In October, the Club de Lecture will discuss Le Liseur du 6h27 by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent.
Guylain Vignolles lives on the edge of existence. Working a job he hates, he has but one pleasure in life ... sitting on the 6:27 train each day, Guylain reads aloud.
One morning, Guylain discovers the diary of a lonely young woman: Julie. A woman who feels as lost in the world as he does. As he reads from these pages to a rapt audience, Guylain finds himself falling hopelessly in love with their enchanting author.
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In November, the Club de Lecture will discuss Dans le murmure des feuilles qui dansent by Agnes Ledig.
Anaëlle, a young woman whose life has been disrupted by an accident, is slowly rebuilding herself, between her work and her passion for writing.
Thomas tells wonderful stories of trees and forest to put a little color in the hospital room of Simon, a bright and tender boy.
Each one fights against fate in his own way. But is it really chance that will seal their destiny?
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In December, the Club de Lecture will discuss Nous sommes à la lisière by Caroline Lamarche.
A collection of nine stories about a planet in crisis. To be ‘à la lisière’ means: to be at the extreme edge of something – in this case: destruction.
The ‘We’ /‘Nous’ in the title is all inclusive, referring to all living beings, humans, plants, animals, the entire planet. With these stories, some written over twenty years ago, Caroline Lamarche simply invites us, through her clear, clean style, to pay close attention.
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This Club de Lecture will discuss Tout le bleu du ciel by Melissa Da Costa.
"Petitesannonces.fr: Young 26 years old man, condemned to a life expectancy of two years by an early Alzheimer, wishes to leave for a final journey. Seeking companion(s) to share it with me."
Émile decided to flee the hospital, the compassion of his family and friends. To his own surprise, he receives a reply to his online ad. Three days later, in front of the secretly purchased camper, he finds Joanne. Thus begins a breathtaking journey.
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In August, the Club de Lecture will discuss Meme dans les Orties, by Aurelie Valognes.
Ferdinand Brun hasn't always been a grumpy old man. Many years ago, he was a grumpy young man. Now he'd much rather spend time with his canine companion, Daisy, than any of his noisy neighbors. But as his behavior becomes increasingly peculiar, his daughter grows concerned and begins to consider moving him into a retirement home.
Thursday 17 June, 6:30pm
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In June, the Club de Lecture will discuss L'anomalie, by Hervé Le Tellier. L’anomalie is set in 2021, on a flight between Paris and New York. The novel is narrated by 11 different passengers on the the flight, including a part-time hit man and a Nigerian pop star.
Thursday 20 May, 7:00pm
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In May, the Club de Lecture will discuss La Famille Martin by David Foenkinos.
A writer in need of inspiration decides to randomly choose a person in the street to make it the subject of his novel.
Thursday 29 April, 6:30pm
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In April, the Club de Lecture will discuss Miroir de nos peines, by Pierre Lemaitre. Miroir de nos peines begins April 6, 1940. It’s the funny war, then the exodus; the German army will melt on Paris but nobody, French side, sees nothing coming.
Thursday 18 March, 6:30pm
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In March, the Club de Lecture will discuss Petit Pays by Gael Faye. Set in Burundi and Rwanda from 1993 onwards, the novel is narrated by ten-year-old Gaby, and tells how the innocence of his youth is suddenly shattered by the outbreak of civil war and genocide.
In February, the book club will discuss Glacé by Bernard Minier which follows an investigation of a headless body of a horse found
in he French Pyrenees town of Saint-Martin-de-Comminges.
In December, the book club will discuss Glacé by Bernard Minier which follows an investigation of a headless body of a horse found
in he French Pyrenees town of Saint-Martin-de-Comminges.
This month, the book club will discuss Tout cela n'a rien à voir avec moi by Monica Sabolo which dissects romance and heartache in a
collage-novel that is funny, crazy and heartbreaking. A text as graceful as it is moving that has been described as a new genre of
romance.
(NB: The November session has been moved online due to the 'circuit breaker' closure. We apologise for any inconvenience)
This month, the book club will discuss Les années by Annie Ernaux which is an autographical account of her life. Through photos and
memories left by events, words and things, Annie Ernaux gives a sense of the passage of the years, from the post-war period to today.
This month, the book club will discuss Ça raconte Sarah by Pauline Delabroy-Allard which tells the story of a young teacher who
meets Sarah, a violinist, which then becomes a passionate love affair. But Sarah is ill with breast cancer and is resistant to medical
treatment.
This month, the book club will discuss Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac : about miserliness and how it is bequeathed from the
father to the daughter, Eugénie, through her unsatisfying love attachment with her cousin. Eugénie Grandet is set in the
town of Saumur.
This month, the book club will discuss Le mystere de la chambre jaune by Gaston Leroux : Professor Stangerson has been working
and living for fifteen years with his daughter in their castle, Glantier. A few days after Miss Stangerson decides to marry Robert
Darzac, who has been courting her for fifteen years, somebody tries to kill her. A young reporter, Rouletabille, will try to solve the
mystery...
This month, the book club will discuss Les mouches d'automne by Irene Nemirovsky: Tatiana Ivanovna devoted her entire life to
her masters, the Karines, whom she saw born and grow. When the Russian revolution drives them out of their domain, it follows them to
Odessa first, then to Paris, in this small apartment in the Ternes district, where exiles turn in circles like autumn flies...
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Wednesday, 18 April - 6:30pm
Alliance Française, 319 Young St, Wayville
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will to discuss Au-revoir là-haut by Pierre Lemaitre, set after World War I as two
soldiers - a disfigured but brilliant artist and an ex-accountant - start a memorial con.
Wednesday, 28th February - 6:30pm
Alliance Française, 319 Young St, Wayville
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will continue to discuss La Possibilité d'une île by Michel Houellebecq, which tells the story of Daniel, a successful comedian, and his two clones, in a post-apocalyptic future set in a cloning cult.
Wednesday, 29th November
6:30pm-8pm
Alliance Française
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will be discussing La Possibilité d'une île by Michel Houellebecq, which tells the story of Daniel, a successful comedian, and his two clones, in a post-apocalyptic future set in a cloning cult.
Wednesday, 29 November
6:30pm-8pm
Alliance Francaise
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will be discussing No et Moi by Delphine de Vigan , which tells the story of thirteen-year old Lou, a gifted but lonely child, and Nora (nicknamed No), a homeless girl who Lou interviews for a school project after seeing her at the Gare d'Austerlitz.
Wednesday, 18 October - 6:30pm-8pm
Alliance Francaise, 319 Young St, Wayville
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will be discussing l’écume des jours by Boris Vian, a surrealist style book which follows multiple plot lines, including the love stories of two couples, talking mice, and a man who ages years in a week.
Wednesday, 27th September - 6:30pm-8pm
Alliance Francaise, 319 Young St, Wayville
For this month's Club de Lecture, the club will be discussing Ce que le jour doit à la nuit by Yasmina Khadra, which follows the life of a young man, Younes, from his childhood in Algeria in the 1930s to his life as an adult.
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