Books & Ideas Talks Tue 19 Aug at 6pm Meet the authors Laurent Binet and Jean-Baptiste Andréa Meet multi-award-winning French writer Laurent Binet for a talk on his books HhHH, The 7th Function of Language, Civilizations and Perspectives, and French novelist Jean-Baptiste…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 13 Sep at 10.30am Storytime with the author Camille Brunel Join us for a special storytime with French author Camille Brunel! Having taught literature for seven years near Paris, Camille Brunel now writes essays and…
Books & Ideas Tue 23 Sept at 12.30pm Reading group “Le soldat désaccordé” by Gilles Marchand Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Education Thu 25 Sep at 6pm European Day of languages – Aberlangs: Aberdeen City of Languages During this talk hosted for the European Day of Languages, Drs Fransiska Louwagie and Clémence O’Connor (University of Aberdeen) will discuss Aberlangs, a partnership initiative…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 27 Sep Children’s Book Festival at the Institut français d’Écosse Calling all young readers, curious minds, and budding storytellers! Join us for a magical celebration of books, imagination, linguistic diversity and creativity at the Children’s…
Books & Ideas Thu 2 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Constance Trautsolt Meet French writer Constance Trautsolt for a talk on her brilliant first novel Pour la peau de Shirley Page (‘For the Sake of Shirley Page’)…
Books & Ideas Thu 9 Oct at 4pm Meet the author Elise Hugueny-Léger Meet French writer Elise Hugueny-Léger for a talk on her first creative writing non-fiction, Twenty twenty: petites traversées franco-britanniques, which came out with Editions Créaphis in…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 11 Oct at 10.30am Storytime: The Fables of La Fontaine Join us for a special Heure du conte dedicated to the famous Fables of La Fontaine! On the agenda: clever and timeless tales, followed by…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 14 Oct at 5.30pm Jean-Yves Laurichesse: Writing between memory and fiction A Professor of Modern and Contemporary French Literature with a string of publications on such authors as Jean Giono, Claude Simon and Richard Millet, Jean-Yves…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Thu 16 Oct at 2pm Family Afternoon: Comics / La bande dessinée Looking for an afternoon of imagination and joy? Don’t miss our Family Afternoon at the Institut français d'Écosse for 3 to 10y/o children! Workshop: Create…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 25 Oct at 10.30am Storytime Halloween Special: The Black Cat Join us for a spooky and magical storytime! Enjoy mysterious tales all about cats – clever, magical, or mischievous. During our craft activity you'll be…
Books & Ideas Tue 28 Oct at 12.30pm Reading group “Le premier exil” by Santiago H. Amigorena Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Tue 25 Nov at 12.30pm Reading group “Alpinistes de Staline” by Cédric Gras Once a month, the reading group meets up to discuss a couple of books selected in advance (from classical to contemporary French literature) and discovers…
Books & Ideas Education The European Day of Languages 2025 Next event : European Day of languages - Aberlangs: Aberdeen City of Languages Thu 25 Sep at 18:00
