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Lisez l'Europe

"the meeting place for European books" consists of a group of European cultural institutions whose mission is to present in Montreal a contemporary perspective on European literatures. 

To be able to write, you must have read, and to be able to read, you must be able to live .

Guy Debord

Founded in 2005 under the name Europe(a), Lisez l'Europe aims to be a meeting place for the various literatures which animate European cultures. It is also a meeting point for readers, authors and publishers in Quebec.

Over the years, Lisez l'Europe got local readers to discover several European authors, at the Montreal Book Fair, the Festival international de la littérature (FIL) and the Blue Metropolis festival.

Lisez l'Europe is also at the helm of a European Book club, which meets regularly in a different cultural institut in Montreal to discuss a contemporary European novel.

Activities

Book cover of the novel "Junil" by Joan-Lluís Llu´ís in front of a dark wooden background. © argonautes-editeurs.fr

Book club | Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 1:30 pm | Centre Sanaaq
 Lisez la littérature catalane !

Our upcoming book club will feature a Catalan novel, and will take place Saturday September 26 at 1:30 pm at the Sanaaq Center, room 1.

The book chosen for this session is "Junil a les terres dels bàrbars” by Joan-Lluís Lluís. The discussion will be held in French. The author will be present.

Please confirm your presence before September 24 on Eventbrite.

Goliarda Sapienza : L'art de la joie © Le Tripode

Book club | Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 6:30 pm | Italian Cultural Institute
 Lisez la littérature italienne !

Our upcoming Lisez l'Europe book club will feature an Italian novel and will take place Wednesday October 28 at 6:30 pm at the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal.

The book chosen for this session is "The Art of Joy" by Goliarda Sapienza (translated by Anne Milano Appel). The discussion will be held in French and moderated by Samuele Ellena.

Please confirm your presence before October 26.

Lecture © Pexels / Pixabay

European book club

Littérature en VO © Colourbox / Tasia12

Literature in their original versions in Montreal

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