
What we’re about
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!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- 💜 The fantastic and the uncanny: short stories that feel psychedelicSpråkcaféet, Göteborg
📚 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
So for this session we are reading four different authors who all write stories that include elements that are either magical, bizzare, grotesque or strange in some other way. Two of the stories by the same author have the same title but are in fact completely different, so don't sorry, it's not a mistake. :) To attend the session please read:
💸 Cash To A Killing by Manuel Gonzales at approximately 1,500 words
🟢 Like Penelope by Lyudmila Petrushevskaya at approximately 500 words
🟡 Like Penelope by Lyudmila Petrushevskaya at approximately 3,000 words
🔳 Quadraturin by Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky at approximately 3,700 words
🍳 The Breakfast by Amparo Davila at approximately 2,500 wordsAfter the discussion, feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
- 🌳🚲☀️🤸♀️ Stories from the park: Things you can find in a parkSlottskogen, Göteborg
LOCATION
The session is expected to be in Slottskogen if the weather is good to have session outdoors. In the open area by the trees in the field in front of the entrance of Café Björngårdsvillan. Please, follow the pinned location in the event description.In case of bad weather, the session will be hosted in Språkcaféet as usual. The information will be updated at the very latest 24 hours before the event.
📚 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
Summer is here and there is nothing more special during the long days that spending the time in the park... the children playing, the birds singing, the breeze caressing the grass, the ducks flying over the lake, a young couple having a picnic under the shade of a tree, two old man sitting on a bench and chatting... A portrait of a season of sun and joy.Hence, this session will be dedicated to all the things you can find in a park and all those little things we can find there and connect with some of our memories.
So prepare and make yourself comfortable for a summer outdoors session (weather permitting!), but first, read the following stories that we will discuss during the session:
🌉 The Bridge - Franz Kafka [1931] (350 words)
🌹The Flowers - Alice Walker [1973] (550 words)
🦗The Grasshopper and The Bell Cricket - Yasunari Kawabata [1924] (1300 words)
🏊♀️The Lake - Ray Bradbury [1944] (2100 words)
🌳☁️ A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud - Carson McCullers [1951] (3200 words)
😵💫🔃🌳The Garden of Forking Paths - Jorge Luis Borges [1941] (4200 words)After the discussion, feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
- 🇭🇹 Read around the world: HaitiSpråkcaféet, Göteborg
📚 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
This week we are reading short stories by a Haitian author Edwidge Danticat. To attend the session please read the following stories:
🌊 Children Of The Sea at approximately 7,000 words
🕵 Without Inspection at approximately 5,400 wordsAfter the discussion, feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕