About us
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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📖💘 Hearts Between the Lines: Three Romantic Stories
Språkcaféet, Esperantoplatsen 7-9, Göteborg, SE📚 About Our Sessions
Before each meetup, we ask everyone to read the selected short stories. During the session, we’ll begin with a brief recap of each story to get everyone on the same page. From there, we’ll dive into an open discussion.
💖 This Session
This week, we’re exploring stories centered on love, longing, and human connection — in all their messy, tender, and surprising forms.
Please read the following stories before attending:💌 Expectations - Peter Stamm (4523 words)
💇♀️ The Girl with the Bangs - Sadue Smith (around 2000 words)
🎨✨Colour and Light - Salley Rooney (6336 words)8 attendees
অ Tarasankar Bandyopadhyay's Short Stories
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
Tarasankar Bandopadhyay (1898–1971) is one of the foremost voices of modern Bengali (Indian) literature, writing at a time when rural India was shaped by caste, custom, land ownership, and oral belief systems.
He was awarded Rabindra Puraskar, Sahitya Akademi Award, Jnanpith Award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan in India. He was nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971 and posthumously nominated in 1972.
- The Witch (translated by Aruna Chakravarti) (apprx 8700 words) (original published 1940)
- Kalapahar (translated by Subhamay Ray) (apprx 5570 words) (original published 1937)
After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
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