The Mews Book Club, curated by Catherine Cusset, explores new tendencies in French and Francophone literature in a relaxed setting. Discussion is in French.
The book to be discussed is Rue des boutiques obscures by Patrick Modiano.
Please purchase and read the book in advance. You can purchase the paperback version on Albertine's website or on Amazon.
Online event open to all. Please register here. *Please note that you will need to have a Zoom account and be signed in to join the meeting.
About Catherine Cusset
Catherine Cusset is the award-winning, best-selling author of thirteen novels published by Gallimard. She taught literature at Yale between 1991 and 2002 and lives in New York City. Her novel Un brillant avenir received the Goncourt des Lycéens Prize in 2008 and her novel L’autre qu’on adorait was a finalist for the Goncourt Prize in 2016. The Story of Jane was published by Simon & Schuster in 2001 and Life of David Hockney came out in May 2019 with Other Press.
Next sessions (Registration details to follow):
Friday, April 16, 1:00 p.m.
Les Adieux à la reine by Chantal Thomas
Friday, May 14, 1:00 p.m.
L'énigme du retour by Dany Laferrière