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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🍉 Short stories from Palestine
Trädgårdsföreningen, Trädgårdsföreningen park,, Gothenburg, 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
The stories for this session come from Palestinian authors showing different perspectives of daily life in Gaza.
Note: There is no explicit violence depicted in the stories regardless of the names.- 👬Two men by Abdallah Tayeh, 1997, ~2400 words,
- 🚦Red lights by Talal Abu Shawish, 2011, ~850 words
- ☎️ Dead numbers by Yusra al Khatib, 2009, ~ 1200 words
- ✉️ When I Cut Off Gaza’s Head by Mona Abu Sharekh, 2008, ~1850 words
Location might change closer to the event. If the weather is good it is going to be in Trädgårdsföreningen, but in case of rain I will edit to the usual Språkcaféet. Will edit and comment here.
If you enjoyed them check out "The book of Gaza" (available in the Gothenburg library) which contains more authors and short stories.
After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
Image credit to SLIMAN.MANSOUR, cropped for meetup. Source
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