Books & Ideas Tue 20 Aug Meet French author Jean-Baptiste Del Amo Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, born in 1981, is one of France’s most talented and ambitious writers. He is the author of Règne animal (Prix du Livre…
Books & Ideas Wed 21 Aug Meet French author Anne Serre Come and meet French writer Anne Serre for a discussion in French about her works, including Un chapeau léopard (2008), Le cheval blanc d’Uffington (2003), and…
Books & Ideas Performances Mon 26 Aug “The Little Prince”, a theatrical adaptation by Stéphanie Goud Join us for a theatrical performance directed by Stéphanie Goud and inspired by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's "The Little Prince". The piece will be read by…
Books & Ideas Tue 27 Aug Groupe de lecture “La Conquête de Plassans” de Émile Zola 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 24 Sept Groupe de lecture “Le Nageur” de Pierre Assouline 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 Networking Talks Fri 27 Sep European Day of Languages On Friday 27 September, come to celebrate the European Day of Languages in Edinburgh, together with European consulates and cultural organisations at the Institut français…
Books & Ideas Talks Thu 3 Oct 1974-2024: Annie Ernaux’s Years – a Global Perspective Join us for conferences on French author Annie Ernaux, who was awarded the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the courage and clinical acuity with…
Books & Ideas Tue 22 Oct La question des langues au Maroc : rencontre avec Kenza Sefrioui Taking as a starting point the collective book Maroc, la guerre des langues published by En Toutes Lettres, Kenza Sefrioui will discuss the role that the French…
Books & Ideas Kids & Families Sat 26 Oct “Lapin is cold” puppet show Lapin is cold. Very cold. But how can he warm up? Join Tania and her Parisian garden friends as they embark on a charming bilingual…
Books & Ideas Talks Tue 29 Oct Meet the author Emmanuel Bouchard Emmanuel Bouchard has published two collections of short stories (Au Passage, 2008; Les Faux Mouvements, 2017; On s'est promis de chercher ailleurs, 2021) and two…
Books & Ideas Tue 29 Oct Groupe de lecture “Tsunami” de Marc Dugain 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 26 Nov Groupe de lecture “Rose Valland” de Jennifer Lesieur 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 17 Dec Groupe de lecture “Ce que le jour doit à la nuit” de Yasmina Khadra 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…