About us
Hello fellow book lovers!
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We are Oslo Book Club - a book discussion club that was born on Meetup in the dark depths of winter 2012. Since then, we have grown quite a bit. Nowadays we meet twice a month to share our love for reading and to discuss books and short stories in a friendly and inspiring environment. It is a wonderful way to discover great books and to meet new and like-minded people.
We have a monthly poll to select our reads for the next month and this poll is made up of suggestions from our members. So whether it's a classic you've always wanted to read, a book you love or something that caught your eye in the bookstore, it's up to you. Discussions will start on the book we have read that month but often spread to other cultural topics such as films, plays and music as well.
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So please come along and join us for a discussion and open your mind to some books you probably wouldn't have dreamed of reading!
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You can also follow us on Instagram: oslo_book_club
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Upcoming events
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Short story meetup: Contemporary Japanese fiction
Bristol Pub, Kristian IVs gate 9, Oslo, NOWelcome to our March short story & social meetup! This month, our selections are curated by book club member Craig. As he describes it, "the themes linking the stories by these 3 contemporary female Japanese writers are bodies and identity, isolation in daily life, and the surreal lurking in the ordinary."
You can read the stories here:
- "A First-Rate Material" by Sayaka Murata: https://philosophy.williams.edu/files/A-First-Rate-Material.pdf
- "The Lonesome Bodybuilder" by Yukiko Motoya: https://electricliterature.com/alexandra-kleeman-recommends-the-lonesome-bodybuilder-by-yukiko-motoya/
- "Afternoon at the Bakery" by Yoko Ogawa: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r7RODf18opUndxTfLJs7NGL-soYwkNVL/view?usp=drive_link
Note: The last file above is password protected. To access it, use the password: Oslo
If you don't have time to read all three stories, feel free to just read as much as you can!
This meetup will take place in person at Bristol Pub in downtown Oslo. They serve a large selection of drinks and offer both snacks and food.
We hope to see you there!
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