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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

LLE Ukranien_Regarder les femmes © Flammarion

Book club | Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 3 pm | Goethe-Institut Montreal
 Lisez la littérature ukrainienne !

Our upcoming Lisez l'Europe book club will feature a Ukrainian book, and will take place Sunday January 18 2026 at 3 pm at the Goethe-Institut Montreal. It is organized in collaboration with the Ukrainian Club Montreal. 

The book chosen for this session is "Looking at women looking at war: A war and justice diary” by Victoria Amelina. The discussion will be held in French.
 

Cover of The Director, by Daniel Kehlmann Actes Sud

Book club | Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 6:30 pm | Goethe-Institut Montreal
 Lisez la littérature allemande !

Our upcoming Lisez l'Europe book club will feature a German novel, and will take place Tuesday February 10 2026 at 6:30 pm at the Goethe-Institut Montreal. 

The book chosen for this session is "The Director” by Daniel Kehlmann (translated by Ross Benjamin). The discussion will be held in French and moderated by Marie-Pierre Poulin, librarian at the Goethe-Institut Montreal.
 

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Literature in their original versions in Montreal

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