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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 "Le fruit le plus rare ou La vie d’Edmond Albius" by Gaëlle Bélem on a background of green leaves Gallimard

Book club | Wednesday, April 29, 2026 at 6:30 pm | Alliance Française
 Lisez la littérature française !

Our upcoming book club will feature a French novel and will take place Wednesday April 29 at 6:30 pm at the Alliance Française.

The book chosen for this session is "The rarest fruit” by Gaëlle Bélem (in a translation by Hildegarde Serle). The discussion will be held in French.

Ils brulent / LLE Belgien © 6 pieds sous terre, Pexels

Book club | Friday, May 15, 2026 at 5:30 pm | Mix’heure
 Lisez la littérature wallonne !

Presented by Lisez l’Europe

Our upcoming book club will feature a Walloon comic and will take place Friday May 15 at 5:30 pm at the Mix’heure, as part of the Montreal Comic Arts Festival. Take advantage of this opportunity to explore the festival before/after the book club!

The comic chosen for this session is "Ils brûlent 1 : Cendre et rivière” by Aniss El Hamouri. The discussion will be held in French.

Please confirm your presence before May 14.

Lecture © Pexels / Pixabay

European book club

Littérature en VO © Colourbox / Tasia12

Literature in their original versions in Montreal

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