Book club programme 2016 / 2017 Choix inspiré par des membres

Book club programme 2016 / 2017
Choix inspiré par des membres du club
23 septembre 2016 - La première épouse de Françoise Chandernagor
After 25 years of marriage, Catherine experiences her divorce with the
force of bereavement. Indeed, she loses not only a husband but also a
family and friends. Chandernagor writes a deeply moving account of
despair gradually evolving into a new outlook on life.
Livre proposé par Sheila
4 novembre 2016 - La symphonie pastorale de André Gide
The pastor from a small Swiss village gives refuge to a poor blind girl
within his family. His ambition is to guide her spiritually. But feelings of
an altogether too human nature are the catalysts of a dramatic turn of
events.
Livre proposé par Catherine
16 décembre 2016 - L’étranger d’Albert Camus
Albert Camus’ masterpiece explores his major themes of the human
condition and the meaning of existence. A compelling novel.
Livre proposé par Virginie
27 janvier 2017 - Mersault contre-enquête de Kamel Daoud
The Arab man killed by Mersault in ‘L’étranger’ has a brother. Kamel
Daoud lets him tell his story. To write a novel mirroring another is a
challenge and Daoud’s text was deserving of the Prix Goncourt for a first
novel in 2015.
Livre proposé par Jane
10 mars 2017 - Thérèse Desqueyroux de François Mauriac
Thérèse Desqueyroux attempts to poison her husband Bernard, a provincial
landowner. Desperate to avoid a scandal, Bernard testifies in court so that
the case against Thérèse is dismissed. However the situation is not so easily
settled.
Livre proposé par Patricia
21 avril 2017 – Paroles de Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert is the most widely read poet in French literature. This
compilation of 95 of his texts has been a success since its first edition in
1946.
Livre proposé par Anthea
9 juin 2017 - Le silence de la mer de Vercors
This text has become one of the symbols of French Resistance during the Second World War. It tells
of the disrupted life of an uncle and his niece whose house is requisitioned by a
German officer.
Livre proposé par Elizabeth W.