Tuesday 26th January 2016 Short stories by Guy Maupassant with text in English and French
Present :Anne, Chris, Jane, Caroline and Lorraine Apologies from Sally
It was agreed that we all enjoyed reading these stories. Anne commented on the authors fascination with prostitutes! We enjoyed being able to read the book in either or both language. Jane had read most of it in French but finished off in English and found it flowed better and was easier to follow. Perhaps because the original is in old French and the translation is in modern English? We all gave it 4****
Future meetings and books
Tuesday 23rd February chez Caroline at 11am to discuss "The Miniatursit" by Jessie Burton Tuesday 22nd March Chez Jane at 11am to discuss "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce Tuesday 26th April chez Christine at 11 am to discuss "Beloved" by Toni Morrison Tuesady 17th May "All the Light we cannot See" by Anthony Doer venue to be confirmed Tuesday 14th June "Carry on Jeeves" by P.G Woodhouse venue to be confirmed
Suggested books for future dates "Dominion" by C.J Sansom "Alice through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carrol
Tuesday 26th January 2016
ReplyDeleteShort stories by Guy Maupassant with text in English and French
Present :Anne, Chris, Jane, Caroline and Lorraine
Apologies from Sally
It was agreed that we all enjoyed reading these stories. Anne commented on the authors fascination with prostitutes! We enjoyed being able to read the book in either or both language. Jane had read most of it in French but finished off in English and found it flowed better and was easier to follow. Perhaps because the original is in old French and the translation is in modern English?
We all gave it 4****
Future meetings and books
Tuesday 23rd February chez Caroline at 11am to discuss "The Miniatursit" by Jessie Burton
Tuesday 22nd March Chez Jane at 11am to discuss "The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry" by Rachel Joyce
Tuesday 26th April chez Christine at 11 am to discuss "Beloved" by Toni Morrison
Tuesady 17th May "All the Light we cannot See" by Anthony Doer venue to be confirmed
Tuesday 14th June "Carry on Jeeves" by P.G Woodhouse venue to be confirmed
Suggested books for future dates
"Dominion" by C.J Sansom
"Alice through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carrol