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Want to discuss literature with others but don't have time to commit to longer books? In this book club, we focus on short stories so that anybody can join in, even those who only have time to read on the tram! Here's how it works:
- Every week, we announce a selection of short stories in English (possibly translated) freely available online.
- Anybody who wants to participate reads the stories in advance on their own. The texts for any given week usually take an hour or two to read.
- We meet on Sunday to discuss the stories.
Our discussions don't follow a set agenda and are all based on what we happen to find interesting for any given story. The story choices are member-driven, so feel free to suggest anything that interests you!
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🧪 Experimental Literature: How many ways can you tell a story?
Språkcaféet, Esperantoplatsen 7-9, Göteborg, SE📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.📖 About this session
What? What you want?Short stories? Ain't got any. Don't know about any.
Hm? Well, I do have some...You're not a cop, right?
Okay. I have some other things, if you're interested.
- 🎸 Great Rock and Roll Pauses ~ Jennifer Egan
- 🖇️ Orientation ~ Daniel Orozco (2,500 words)
- 👵👩🦰👶 How to Talk to your Mother (notes) ~ Lorrie Moore (3,000 words)
- 🚘 The Lift ~ Ed Firth
- 🐳🆚🦐 Dougbert Shackleton’s Rules for Antarctic Tailgating ~ Karen Russell (2,900 words)
- 🚲 Q&A ~ Yukiko Motoya, trans. Asa Yoneda (2,300 words)
- 🩰 For Sale ~ Unknown (6 words)
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🏠 Stories about different homes
Språkcaféet, Esperantoplatsen 7-9, Göteborg, SE📚 About our sessions
Please read the stories listed below before attending. For every story we will start with summarizing the story so that we have it fresh in our minds. We will share our opinions about the story, which parts we liked and which we didn't like, and we will discuss any and all aspects of the story and the writing.
📖 About this session
Housing is a b****, isn't it? But feeling at home goes beyond that, and most of the times we end up feeling home in the most unsuspected places. Is there a place where you feel home? Do you remember having a terrible roommate that you miss? How is your dream house? All those questions and more we will deal with when discussing the stories for this session.
For this session, please, read the following stories that we will discuss:
⛴️🏚️🏖️My Old Home - Lu Xun (1921) (3700 words)
🏠😱🎶 The House Made of Sugar - Silvina Ocampo (1959) (3000 words)
☠️🏨🫵Waiting for Death in a Hotel - Italo Calvino (1949) (2800 words)
🦖👻🏡 Open House on Haunted Hill - John Wiswell (2020) (3000 words)After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
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