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6:30 PM, EST
Lisez la littérature française !
Book club|« Le fruit le plus rare ou La vie d’Edmond Albius » by Gaëlle Bélem
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Alliance Française de Montréal, Montreal
- Language French
- Price Free admission - RSVP required
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.
Please confirm your presence before April 28 at the following address:
lisezleurope-mtl@goethe.de
About the novel:
Based on a true story, The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the secret history of a beloved flavor.
Born into slavery, orphaned at an early age, and raised by a passionate botanist on Réunion Island, Edmond Albius will defy the expectations of his time and, with his extraordinary natural talent for botany, revolutionize global culinary culture by discovering the secret life of vanilla orchids.
A novel of 19-century adventure, perseverance, a book at the intersection of science, exploration, and cuisine, The Rarest Fruit brings to light the contributions of a Black botanical innovator, who, during a time of colonial exploitation and against all odds, changed food culture forever. It is both a poignant tribute to the unsung heroes of history and a vivid portrayal of intertwined destinies shaped by a single discovery. (europaeditions.com)
About the author:
Gaëlle Bélem, born in 1984 in Saint-Benoît on Réunion Island, is a French author, teacher, and journalist. Her debut novel, "Un monstre est là, derrière la porte" (A Monster Is There, Behind the Door), won the Grand Prix du Roman Métis, and its English translation was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. Gaëlle Bélem lives and works on Réunion Island and explores the social realities and cultural identity of her homeland in her writing. (peter-hammer-verlag.de)
The book can be obtained (in French) at the following bookstores:
Librairie Gallimard: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
librairie@gallimardmontreal.com
514 499-2012
Librairie du Square au Carré St-Louis: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
librairiedusquare@librairiedusquare.com
514 845-7617
Librairie du Square - Outremont: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
outremont@librairiedusquare.com
514 303-0612
The ebook is available on Indigo.ca
A few copies in French (book) are also available through the Grande Bibliothèque and the Montreal public library network (which also has several ebook copies).
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.
Please confirm your presence before April 28 at the following address:
lisezleurope-mtl@goethe.de
About the novel:
Based on a true story, The Rarest Fruit is a captivating tale of resilience, discovery, and the secret history of a beloved flavor.
Born into slavery, orphaned at an early age, and raised by a passionate botanist on Réunion Island, Edmond Albius will defy the expectations of his time and, with his extraordinary natural talent for botany, revolutionize global culinary culture by discovering the secret life of vanilla orchids.
A novel of 19-century adventure, perseverance, a book at the intersection of science, exploration, and cuisine, The Rarest Fruit brings to light the contributions of a Black botanical innovator, who, during a time of colonial exploitation and against all odds, changed food culture forever. It is both a poignant tribute to the unsung heroes of history and a vivid portrayal of intertwined destinies shaped by a single discovery. (europaeditions.com)
About the author:
Gaëlle Bélem, born in 1984 in Saint-Benoît on Réunion Island, is a French author, teacher, and journalist. Her debut novel, "Un monstre est là, derrière la porte" (A Monster Is There, Behind the Door), won the Grand Prix du Roman Métis, and its English translation was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize. Gaëlle Bélem lives and works on Réunion Island and explores the social realities and cultural identity of her homeland in her writing. (peter-hammer-verlag.de)
The book can be obtained (in French) at the following bookstores:
Librairie Gallimard: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
librairie@gallimardmontreal.com
514 499-2012
Librairie du Square au Carré St-Louis: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
librairiedusquare@librairiedusquare.com
514 845-7617
Librairie du Square - Outremont: (10% discount for Lisez l’Europe members)
outremont@librairiedusquare.com
514 303-0612
The ebook is available on Indigo.ca
A few copies in French (book) are also available through the Grande Bibliothèque and the Montreal public library network (which also has several ebook copies).
Location
Alliance Française de Montréal
317 Pl. d'Youville
Montreal H2Y 2B5
Kanada
317 Pl. d'Youville
Montreal H2Y 2B5
Kanada