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!
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🧙♀️☠️ Halloween Special: The Coven of the Spooky Girls
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
The world of horror has changed. On these days, fewer people believe in ghosts or spirits and our fears have been rooted in our daily lives. In the middle of this situation, a genre, a trend, a style has first appeared, called as "Latin American New Horror" or "Latin American New Gothic".It is lead by this group of author also known as "The Spooky Girls" that have explored different types of horror: body horror, classic horror, nuclear horror, witchcraft horror, fantastic horror, and its characteristic style full of violence, sex, explicit details, some humour and an unapologetic way to address the reader. They are 50 or younger and in different ways, they have experienced violence, inequality and injustice in difference forms.
Their work has showed us two things:
1. Horror is female.
2. The worst horror is the one you face in your daily lives.In this session, we will pay tribute to some of those authors:
🇦🇷 Mariana Enriquez, Samanta Schweblin, Camila Fabbri, Camila Sosa Villada, Agustina Bazterrica, Dolores Reyes.
🇲🇽 Fernanda Melchor, Atenea Cruz, Iveth Luna Flores, Silvia Moreno-García, Cristina Rivera Garza, Verónica Gerber Bicecci, Brenda Navarro, Isabel Cañas, Brenda Lozano, Liliana Blum.
🇺🇾 Fernanda Trias.
🇪🇨 Mónica Ojeda, María Fernanda Ampuero, Solange Rodríguez Pappe.
🇵🇪 Lina Meruane, Gabriela Wiener.
🇨🇴 Carolina Sanin, Lina Munar Guevara.
🇧🇴 Liliana Colanzi.
🇨🇱 Nona Fernández, Daniela Viviani, Daniela Catrileo.
🇩🇴 Rita Indiana.
🇻🇪 Michelle Roche Rodriguez.
🇸🇻 Claudia Hernández.
🇵🇷 Cynthia Pelayo.
🇨🇺 Elaine Vilar Madruga.... and much more that are not include.
In this session, we will only run through some examples, especially because most of the texts are not translated. For this session, we will read and discuss the following stories.
🐓🔫💵💩 Auction - María Fernanda Ampuero (Pelea de gallos, 2019; translated as Cockfight, 2022) (2200 words) [Here you can find the story in Spanish]
🗡️👗😨 Different Colors Made Of Tears - Mariana Enriquez (Un lugar soleado para gente sombría, 2024; translated as A sunny place for shady people, 2025) (4500 words) [Here you can find the story in Spanish]
🎥💔⛰️🦅 Soroche - Mónica Ojeda (Las Voladoras, 2022; translated as The Flying Women and other stories, 2024) (5200 words)
[Note: Due to the format of this story, it is recommended to listen to the story (particularly with the eyes closed and a dark environment). Here is the link.] [Here you can find the story in Spanish]After the discussion feel free to stick around, socialize, and make new friends. ☕
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