On Wednesday, October 11th at 5:30 p.m., join us at the Alliance Française to talk about the
book "La carte postale", written by Anne Berest. The author will be in Calgary for the WordFest and will
be co-hosting an event entitled La
Merveille on October 14th. Alliance francaise members benefit from a $5 reduction on the initial price of $20, make sure to access all the
information on the dedicated page!
Winner of the Choix Goncourt Prize, Anne Berest’s The Postcard is a vivid portrait of twentieth-century Parisian intellectual
and artistic life, an enthralling investigation into family secrets, and poignant tale of a Jewish family devastated by the Holocaust
and partly restored through the power of storytelling.
Please note that it is necessary to have read the book before the event. Members can borrow the book from our library or read it on
Culturetheque.
Unfortunately it is not available on Owl's Nest but you can find it on Archambault.
The minimum level required is B2, but this event is also open to Francophones.
Next book-clubs:
November "Les demoiselles" by Anne-Gaelle Huon
Find the list of all our book club by clicking
here.
Janvier 2003. En plus des cartes de vœux habituelles, une carte postale anonyme est livrée au domicile de la famille Berest. Au recto, une photo de l'Opéra Garnier à Paris. Au verso, les noms des arrière-grands-parents maternels d'Anne Berest, Ephraïm et Emma, et de leurs enfants, Noémie et Jacques, tous tués à Auschwitz. Quinze ans après la remise de la carte postale, Anne, l'héroïne de ce roman, cherche à découvrir qui l'a envoyée et pourquoi. Aidée de sa mère fumeuse, de membres de sa famille, d'amis, d'associés, d'un détective privé, d'un graphologue et de bien d'autres personnes, elle entreprend un voyage pour découvrir le destin de la famille Rabinovitch.
