This new WICE book group, the Bookers, picks from a treasure trove of international great books, winners in different categories, but each acting as a bridge to connect us to universal threads of humanity, empathy and understanding to celebrate the rich tapestry of global literature.

From this diversity of authors from every corner of the globe, one book will be chosen every month, as a passport to different cultures.

Join us on Fridays (once a month) as we delve into wisdom, imagination and human experience throughout time and place.

The schedule of upcoming novels for discussion is shared below. While this list is curated by the Bookers team, we are always open to hear about and include other/new novels that meet the criteria. 

Note: Our book reading groups are among the most popular activities in WICE, and available seats get taken quickly, so we will reserve two seats each month in this group for anyone new who would like to join.

If you would like more information or if you have questions, please email:

literature@wice-paris.org


UPCOMING EVENTS

  • LD1910 Bookers: Women Talking, by Miriam Toews

    • 19 Dec 2024
    • 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM
    • TBD
    • 9
    "Women Talking," by Miriam Toews

    For several years, girls and women in the remote Mennonite colony of Molotschna have reported assaults in the night by what some in the community claim are ghosts or demons. Others blame “wild female imagination”—until several of the men behind the attacks are discovered and apprehended. While the men of the colony go into town to bail out the accused, the women meet secretly in a hayloft to determine how to respond. They have just two days to decide what to do before the men return. Acerbic, funny, tender and wise, acclaimed author Miriam Toews’s spellbinding seventh novel contains a universe of revelatory thinking about gender, justice, freedom and power.

    Registration opens on 22 November.





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