About us
"READING the CLASSICS (and more) in New Orleans: books/films that connect us"
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Meet kindred book lovers in a local Meetup Book Club! We'll choose a work of classic or great contemporary fiction each month and share the joys of good literature and good company.
A FEW RULES that we have grown over our 15 years of existence: You must be a Member in order to attend. You must RSVP before arriving. Change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. No drop-ins, no bringing a guest. You must have read the material in order to participate. Know that we occasionally slip the attendees into 2 groups.
As it is considered a distraction, members are not to post Comments. We are strictly an in-person group.
ALSO your group Profile should be uncomplicated and kind toward the Organizer and fellow Members. Use your first name and a bit more to distinguish you from possible namesakes. Upload a simple picture of your face, unless you are concerned about your online privacy. Not pets, etc.
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We typically meet on a Saturday once a month at noon to discuss our MAIN SELECTION -- classic or superior contemporary NOVEL (so rarely anything published within the last 10 years). We try to keep the reading to 300 pages or less, but there are many exceptions.
Depending on the interest and availability of regular Members, we also meet at various locations around town -- public and private -- for the following types of discussions:
SHORT STORIES
NOVELLAS
PLAYS
SPECULATIVE & SCIENCE FICTION
POETRY
"THE SUN" MAGAZINE
MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES/INTERVIEWS
CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
NON-FICTION
MAGAZINE/JOURNAL ARTICLES
Upcoming events
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Wed. 7p: 2025 German film "AMRUM"+ our discussion @ Zeitgeist, Arabi
Zeitgeist Theatre & Lounge, 6621 St Claude Ave, Arabi, LA, USJoin us Wednesday, June 10, at the Zeitgeist Theatre in Arabi for the 7p showing of the 2025 film "AMRUM". Written and directed by Fatih Akin. 1 hour 33 minutes. Drama/War. In German with subtitles. Followed by our discussion.
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ABOUT: A tender coming-of-age tale about the loss of innocence in the waning days of WWII: it is the Spring of 1945 on the German island of Amrum ...
TRAILER at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAYwKlm-G1M
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All tickets are about $ 9.
More info at zeitgeistnola.org
Find us by the bar before showtime (film will start on time), or afterwards for our discussion -- inside or outside.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail .com4 attendees
1p Sat. June 20: we discuss Robert Greene's books (3 chapters), at our CC's
CC's Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, USJoin us Saturday, June 20th, 1p to 2:30p at CC's Coffee House on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park) for our sixth (monthly) discussion of Robert Greene's writings. (It's fine to have missed past meetings.) We might be outside or in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
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We'll discuss the fifth chapter (Law 5) of "THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE" (2018) by Robert Greene as well as Laws 13 and 14 in his 1999 book "THE 48 LAWS OF POWER".
About 27 pages of reading. See links below.
Greene's sixth book, "The Laws of Human Nature", was released in October 2018. Through 18 "laws", the book examines people's conscious and unconscious drives, motivations, and cognitive biases. It also talks about persuasion, rationality and death. He considers it his most complete book and advises for anyone who hasn’t read anything from him to start from here. The book takes examples from Joseph Stalin, Anton Chekhov, Lyndon Johnson, Leo Tolstoy, Coco Chanel and others. [Wikipedia]
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HUMAN NATURE -- Law 5 at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dhV_d0zznApP1gRLOnnCMGliERe1xz2p/view?usp=sharing
POWER -- Laws 13 & 14 at
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vBfO05yU5SbwFr7lPT6Wxroi8SDnAMkE/view?usp=sharing
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail. com .5 attendees
12p Sat. July 4th: Dostoevsky's "NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND" & "GRAND INQUISITOR"
CC's Coffee House, 2800 Esplanade Ave, New Orleans, LA, USJoin us Saturday, July 4th, noon to 1:45p at CC's Coffee House on Esplanade Ave. (between North Broad and City Park). We might or might not be in their community room -- to the right, before the bathrooms, as you walk in. Come and leave anytime.
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We'll discuss 2 short texts by Fyodor Dostoevsky. (Any translation is acceptable.)
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"NOTES (or LETTERS) FROM UNDERGROUND" -- a 1864 novella.
About 110 pages.
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"The GRAND INQUISITOR" -- one chapter (Book V, Chapter 5) in his 1880 final novel "The Brothers Karamazov". About 20 pages.
Both texts are available for free online as text, like at gutenberg.org , and as audio recording, like on youtube.com .
The two texts have been bundled into the book "Notes from Underground, The Grand Inquisitor", edited by Ralph Matlaw.
Used copies at bookfinder.com for $ 7.
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More in-depth discussion of "The Grand Inquisitor" two weeks later, July 18. Details at
https://www.meetup.com/bcnola/events/315180367/
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If you are coming, you must RSVP. No drop-ins. No bringing guests. Do change your RSVP to NO if you end up not coming. As for all attendees, it is expected that you have finished reading the material.
For more info, contact Guy Henoumont anytime at 504-460-9049 or at guyheno@gmail. com .2 attendees
Past events
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