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.
Dates and titles | Termine und Themen:
Tuesday, 12/5/26, 6:15 to 7:45pm
Mohsin Hamid – Exit West
In a city swollen by refugees but still mostly at peace, or at least not yet openly at war, two young people notice one another. They share a cup of coffee, a smile, an evening meal. They try not to hear the sound of bombs getting closer every night, the radio announcing new laws, the public executions.
Meanwhile, rumours are spreading of strange black doors in secret places across the city, doors that lead to London or San Francisco, Greece or Dubai. Someday soon, the time will come for this young couple to seek out one such door: joining the multitudes fleeing a collapsing city, hoping against hope, looking for their place in the world.
From the Booker-Prize-shortlisted author of „The Reluctant Fundamentalist“ comes a journey crossing borders and continents, into a possible future.
Exit West is a love story from the eye of the storm.
The next book club meetings are:
16 June
6:15 to 7:45 pm
After June: Summer break until September
Englischsprachiger Buchclub
Interessierte Leser:innen 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.
