12 avril 2021

L'Écriture inclusive

Bonjour à toustes!
We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on Wednesday 14 April at 19:30. Join us for a talk, quiz and interactive discussion on inclusive writing (l’écriture inclusive). If you’ve never heard of it, come and find out what it’s all about. If you have, tell us what you think. The evening will be in French & English.

The event is free for paid-up members of the Cercle français de Belfast. Guests are always welcome, for a small fee of £5 to be paid before the event (send us an email for further details). The Zoom link will be sent to members and registered guests on the morning of 14 April.

For those of you who’d like to find out a bit more in advance, here’s a little something to get you started. Do as much or as little prep as you like:

WATCH these two videos (5 mins):

In French: C'est quoi l'écriture inclusive ? - 1 jour, 1 question - YouTube

In English (CONTAINS STRONG LANGUAGE): What's Up France - #11 - Inclusive Writing – YouTube

Au plaisir de vous retrouver nombreux·ses le 14 avril !

Allison, Douglas & Marie




21 mars 2021

Renaissance mystery with Ray LARGAN

The next meeting of le Cercle virtuel is on Wednesday 24 March when Ray explores the mysterious death of King Henry II in a jousting contest.  This is an area that Ray is fascinated with and he'll reflect upon whether Henry's death by Gabriel Montgomery was an accident or murder?

And what of the subsequent consequences?

Intrigued?

You will be!

If you've got your link we'll see you on Zoom.

À très bientôt !


11 mars 2021

Edna O'Brien awarded France's highest cultural distinction

Chers Membres, 
On Sunday last (7th March) the celebrated Irish author Edna O'Brien was awarded France's highest cultural award … Commandeur, Ordre des Arts et Lettres. The ceremony, with contributions from Mrs Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication, France; the writer Colum McCann and the actor Gabriel Byrne took place online and was broadcast on the Le Cercle Littéraire website. For the next thirty days the event can be viewed on Le Cercle Littéraire's YouTube channel at …..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weZFZedDr8k

I understand that Le Cercle Littéraire is organising another free event in April - Irish writers living in Paris. If I can source any further information on this I shall circulate it to you nearer the time.

Prenez soin de vous et de vos proches,

À bientôt,

Philip