Dear Readers and Hopeful New Readers of the Alliance Française DuPage,
Please find below our schedule for the next year beginning September 10, 2025. As in years past, we will alternate between books/novels and short stories. The meetings will continue to be via Zoom. In addition to reading some interesting stories, this is a somewhat structured meeting that gives participants a chance to prepare and then share their thoughts using the French language.
The books are listed below, and the short stories are from the same book. “Parallel Text Short Stories in French/Nouvelles en Français.” For those unfamiliar this is a dual language book French/English.
There are various sellers of these books including Amazon and Shoenhof’s Foreign Books and FNAC….all on line.
Thank you for your participation and camaraderie this past year. You really make speaking French interesting and fun. September will soon be here. It is always best to order books early ... as occasionally, there can be issues with availability.
After you place your orders, have a great summer !
Mike Wrzesinski
The AF DuPage Book Club meetings are conducted in French and are held on Zoom on the second Wednesday of the month. Meetings start at 6:30 pm unless otherwise indicated and last 1½ - 2 hours.
If you would like to lead one of our discussions, please submit the book club facilitator form at the bottom of this page.
Please contact Book Club Coordinator Mike Wrzesinski at mwrzesinski@att.net if you have any questions, and to receive the Zoom link and discussion questions for each month's reading.
2025/2026
10 septembre - Le Cas Sneijder, par Jean-Paul Dubois (Livre)
Discussion leader: Mike
8 octobre - Apprendre à vivre et Tous feux éteints, par Fréderic Fajardi
(Parallel Text 2)
Discussion leader: Donna
12 novembre - Premier Été, par Anne Percin (Livre)
Discussion leader: Alain
10 décembre - David, par Jean-Marie-Gustave Le Clézio (Parallel Text 2)
Discussion leader: TBD
14 janvier - Chambre bleue, par George Simenon (Livre)
Discussion leader: Karen
11 février - L'Occupation des sols, par Jean Échenoz (Parallel Text 2)
Discussion leader: TBD
11 mars - La Nausée, par Jean-Paul Sartre (Livre)
Discussion leader: TBD
8 avril - Le Navet, par Sylvie Massicotte (Parallel Text 2)
Discussion leader: TBD
13 mai - Le gout de la trahison, par Stéphanie Chaillou (Livre)
Discussion leader: TBD
10 juin - Alliance Française Federation Book: to be announced in october (Livre)
Discussion leader: Diane
Federation of Alliance Françaises USA
Each year the One Book One Federation selects a well-written book and assists in developing of a reading guide to assist Alliance Françaises chapters to engage members in a stimulating discussion.
One Book One Federation 2026 selection: to be announced in October.
If you wish to sign up as a facilitator for any of the club discussions, please use the form below to volunteer. Merci beaucoup.
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