Englischsprachiger Buchclub
Interessierte Leserinnen und Leser können sich jetzt dem „englischsprachigen Buchclub“ anschließen, um sich gemeinsam über ein Buch auszutauschen – ab Dezember trifft sich der neue Buchclub einmal im Monat dienstags in der Eberhard-Alexander-Burgh-Bibliothek. Das Gespräch findet auf Englisch statt: Alle mit sehr guten Englischkenntnissen sind herzlich eingeladen. Einzige Teilnahmevoraussetzung ist, das Buch im Voraus zu lesen und bereit zu sein, mit anderen Teilnehmer*innen darüber zu sprechen.
Der Eintritt ist frei, um Voranmeldung wird gebeten unter bookclubcharlottenburg[@]gmail.com.
English-language book club
Interested readers can now join the English-language book club to discuss a book together and share their thoughts – starting December, the new book club will meet once a month on Tuesdays at the Eberhard-Alexander-Burgh-Bibliothek.
The workshop is hosted by Neil Bristow.
Discussions will be in English; both native and non-native speakers with advanced English are very welcome. The only requirement is to have read the book before the session and be ready to chat about it with other readers. The event is free of charge. If you wish to attend please register by e-mail at bookclubcharlottenburg[@]gmail.com.
Termine und Themen / Dates and titles:
Tue, 15/4/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
George Saunders – The Semplica Girl Diaries (from the collection Tenth of December)
Semplica Girls are the latest must-have status symbol in this surreal, darkly comic story about social aspiration and competitiveness, the ruthlessness of untamed capitalism, attitudes to migrants, and the values we teach children.
Tue, 20/5/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Miriam Toews – All My Puny Sorrows
Yolanda and Elfrieda are sisters who grew up in the Canadian Mennonite community. Concert pianist Elfrieda is talented, successful, loved and admired. She is also plagued by depression and no longer wishes to live. In a novel full of both pain and humour, Yolanda fights to keep her sister alive and the family together.
Tue, 17/6/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Kevin Barry – Nightboat to Tangier
In this comic and lyrical novel, two ageing Irish drug smugglers look back on a lifetime of adventures, friendship, and mutual betrayals, and try to salvage what they can from the wreckage they’ve left behind.
Then it’s SUMMER BREAK and the next dates are these:
Tue, 16/9/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Tue, 21/10/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Tue, 18/11/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Tue, 16/12/25, 6:15 to 7:45pm
