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.
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.
(*) Titles with an asterisk are short stories in the Parallel Text 2
2023
Wednesday December 13 - Les fourmis, by Boris Vian, facilitated by Carol (*)
2024
Wednesday January 10 - Chaleur du Sang, by Irène Némirovsky, facilitated by Mike
Wednesday February 14 - Le retour du mort, by C.-F. Ramuz, facilitated by Rosanne (*)
Wednesday March 13 - Le Gone du Chaaba, by Azouz Begag, facilitated by Diane
Wednesday April 10 - Une maison plade des fêtes, by Roger Grenier, facilitated by Donna (*)
Wednesday May 8 - Le Bal des folles, by Victoria Mas, facilitated by Nancy
Wednesday June 12 - **The 2024 One Book One Federation Selection - to be announced***, facilitated by Lee
Federation of Alliance Françaises USA
https://afusa.org/one-book-one-federation/
2023 Selection:
Premier Sang by Amélie Nothomb
« Il ne faut pas sous-estimer la rage de survivre. »
Sous la forme d’un conte, Amélie Nothomb raconte la vie de Patrick, son père, doux enfant angélique qui, jeune adulte, devra se confronter à la mort. Un magnifique hommage à la figure paternelle mais aussi à un héros de l’ombre, diplomate à la carrière hors norme.
Ce roman a gagné le Prix Renaudot 2021.
Amélie Nothomb est née à Kobé en 1967. Dès son premier roman Hygiène de l’assassin paru en 1992, elle s’est imposée comme une écrivaine singulière. En 1999, elle obtient avec Stupeur et tremblements le Grand Prix de l’Académie française. Premier sang est son 30e roman.
Click here to access a pedagogical guide for Premier Sang ($8.15 paperback/$4.99 Kindle).
Click here to order Premier sang from MEP/Schoenhof’s Books for the special One Book One Federation price of $22.00 including shipping.
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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