[ { "product_id": "642", "product_title": "Visite guidée du Jardin Botanique : \"Plantes méditerranéennes et changement climatique\"", "product_content": "Plantes méditerranéennes et changement climatiqueJoin the Alliance Française d'Oxford for a group visit of the exhibition Mediterranean Plants and Climate Change at the Oxford Botanic Garden. During this two-hour walk and talk around the Botanic Garden, we will discuss the challenges of gardening in Oxford in a changing climate, often oscillating between drought and floods, and the opportunities that can arise for the gardener. We will take a closer look at some Mediterranean plants, an important part of the Garden's collections since its founding in the 17th century, talk about their habits and habitats, and see which may be suitable for the Oxford climate, and how to help them thrive. Durant cette promenade de deux heures dans le jardin botanique, nous parlerons des défis que pose le changement climatique à Oxford, avec son alternance de sécheresses et de d'inondations, et des possibilités qui s'offrent aux jardiniers. Nous nous attarderons plus spécialement sur une sélection de plantes méditerranéennes, une aire géographique importante dans les collections du jardin depuis sa fondation au XVIIe siècle. Nous observerons leurs caractéristiques, évoquerons leurs milieux naturels, et verrons lesquelles sont les mieux adaptées aux conditions d'Oxford et comment les cultiver.Thèmes: climat, changement climatique, jardins, jardin botanique, horticulture, plantes méditerranéennes.Our guide for the visit is Hélène Tronc. Hélène is the Garden Supervisor at the University of Oxford Botanic Garden, the oldest botanic garden in the UK, founded in 1621 and home to a collection of over 5000 species of plants.Before embracing horticulture professionally, Hélène worked as a translator for many years. She studied French literature and classics at the ENS Ulm and at the Sorbonne in Paris, and holds a Master's in Classics and a Master's in Art History. When she isn't gardening in Oxford, Hélène restores an abandoned olive grove in the garrigue of the Languedoc. 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Avec un récit à la première personne, Victor Hugo nous plonge dans les dernières 24 heures de vie d'un homme condamné, tout en dénonçant la peine capitale. Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all.## About the book club Dr. Amélie Berger-Soraruff, chercheuse à la Maison Française d'Oxford, lectrice, docteure en philosophie et romancière elle-même anime notre book club. Please note that you are responsible for purchasing your own printed or digital copy of the works offered You are encouraged to read the works or part of the works ahead of the book club! Students benefit from a 10% reduction on books at the Librairie La Page La [Maison Française d'Oxford library](https:\/\/www.mfo.ac.uk\/library) might also hold a copy of the book If the book club is online, you will receive an email the day of the book club with a link for joining the online session. If the book club is in person, please come onsite at the Alliance Francaise d'Oxford. 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Champollion’s 1822 breakthrough made it possible for the first time to read the very kinds of texts now preserved in the Ashmolean’s Egyptian galleries—from Ptolemaic hieroglyphic coffin fragments to thousands of ostraca in hieratic and demotic. In this hour-long visit, you will hear about this fascinating world with an Ashmolean French-speaking guide, Sofia Kolb, and discover the impressive Ashmolean Ancient Egypt Collection, all in French. 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Le roman explore les ravages de ce rejet maternel à travers les yeux de Diane, qui grandit en essayant de comprendre l'amour absent de sa mère, et se spécialise en cardiologie, en lien avec le titre inspiré de Musset. Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all.## About the book club Dr. Amélie Berger-Soraruff, chercheuse à la Maison Française d'Oxford, lectrice, docteure en philosophie et romancière elle-même anime notre book club. Please note that you are responsible for purchasing your own printed or digital copy of the works offered You are encouraged to read the works or part of the works ahead of the book club! Students benefit from a 10% reduction on books at the Librairie La Page La [Maison Française d'Oxford library](https:\/\/www.mfo.ac.uk\/library) might also hold a copy of the book If the book club is online, you will receive an email the day of the book club with a link for joining the online session. 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Chacune lutte pour préserver sa dignité face aux humiliations et aux épreuves, naviguant entre le Sénégal et la France au cœur d'histoires de famille, de trahison et de survie. À travers ces parcours, elles révèlent une force intérieure inébranlable malgré les obstacles sociaux et personnels. Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all.## About the book club Dr. Amélie Berger-Soraruff, chercheuse à la Maison Française d'Oxford, lectrice, docteure en philosophie et romancière elle-même anime notre book club. Please note that you are responsible for purchasing your own printed or digital copy of the works offered You are encouraged to read the works or part of the works ahead of the book club! 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Car le propos de l'auteur n'est pas d'entrer dans un débat mais d'exhiber l'horreur et l'absurdité de la situation dans laquelle se trouve n'importe quel homme à qui l'on va trancher le cou dans quelques heures. Avec un récit à la première personne, Victor Hugo nous plonge dans les dernières 24 heures de vie d'un homme condamné, tout en dénonçant la peine capitale. Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all.## About the book club Dr. Amélie Berger-Soraruff, chercheuse à la Maison Française d'Oxford, lectrice, docteure en philosophie et romancière elle-même anime notre book club. Please note that you are responsible for purchasing your own printed or digital copy of the works offered You are encouraged to read the works or part of the works ahead of the book club! Students benefit from a 10% reduction on books at the Librairie La Page La [Maison Française d'Oxford library](https:\/\/www.mfo.ac.uk\/library) might also hold a copy of the book If the book club is online, you will receive an email the day of the book club with a link for joining the online session. If the book club is in person, please come onsite at the Alliance Francaise d'Oxford. 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A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety.Explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with over 250 years of design, fashion, film and art. We are delighted to be joined by Jacqueline Uren, Doctoral Student in Modern Languages at the University of Oxford, who will share her historical expertise with us. Meet in the lobby at 3.30 pm. We are booked in as a group entry. Please call +44 07393984888 if you need to contact the team. This ticket is not valid for members of the V&A. 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The Ultimate Picture Palace in Cowley (Jeune St, Cowley Rd, Oxford OX4 1BN) will be showing the French\/Belgium film “Young Mothers”.Alliance Francaise d'Oxford students will benefit from a 15% discount. Please email us at info@af-oxford.org to receive it! Register then directly on the [website of the Ultimate Picture Palace](https:\/\/uppcinema.com\/show\/le-samourai\/) and enter the code on the 'Apply Discounts' section. Email us [Email us](info@af-oxford.org) ### Showings : Friday 19th September 2025 : 6.15pmSunday 21st September 2025 : 3.00pm Tuesday 23rd September 2025 : 8.30pmWednesday 24th September 2025 : 3.30pmThursday 25th September 2025 : 6.00pm### About the film🎬 Directed by Luc Dardenne & Jean-Pierre Dardenne | Belgium\/France | 2025 | 1h 46m | French w\/ English subtitles | Starring Babette Verbeek, Elsa Houben, Janaina Halloy, Lucie Laruelle, Samia Hilmi At a state-run shelter for teenage mothers in Belgium, five young women learn to care for their newborns, navigate contact with adoptive families, and confront the complex legacies of their own difficult pasts. Acclaimed social-realist filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne (Two Days, One Night) return with another deeply empathetic drama – an unflinching portrait of young people fighting to preserve their dignity in a world that often looks the other way. 🏆Winner of Best Screenplay at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival.This screening will be held in French with English subtitles.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "0.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 0, "product_price_local_tax": "0.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-09-17 16:58:39", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": null, "product_uri": "\/products\/af-french-film-showing-young-mothers-588\/" }, { "product_id": "587", "product_title": "FRENCH FILM SHOWING : Young Mothers", "product_content": "🍿Notre partenaire [The Ultimate Picture Palace](https:\/\/uppcinema.com\/) vous propose le film francais\/belge « Young Mothers » ! 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Join the UK’s leading cheese expert, Ned Palmer, for an evening of cheese and stories.Author of A Cheesemonger's Tour de France and cheesemonger, Ned will take you on a delicious journey through France’s most iconic cheeses, sharing insights and anecdotes about his book. As Ned discusses his book, participants will enjoy a guided tasting of six French cheeses, each featured in the book, accompanied by fresh bread, chutney, and carefully paired wine. About the book : Charles de Gaulle famously said it was impossible to govern a country with 246 different cheeses. And perhaps he was right. Every French cheese carries an essence of the place where it's made - its history, identity and landscape. Sometimes that's a physical thing, as the hard texture of Comté echoes its mountainous home in the Jura. Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War soldiers.In A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, Ned Palmer wends his way around the country's regions, meeting the remarkable cheesemongers who carry the torch for France's oldest and most treasured traditions. As he explains the mysteries of terroir and why each of those different fromages taste as they do, he shows that a French cheeseboard offers genuine insights into la Belle République. 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Other times it's about power and politics - Brie swelling to royal dimensions due to its proximity to the French court, or Camembert gaining national status after being supplied in patriotic boxes to First World War soldiers.In A Cheesemonger's Tour de France, Ned Palmer wends his way around the country's regions, meeting the remarkable cheesemongers who carry the torch for France's oldest and most treasured traditions. As he explains the mysteries of terroir and why each of those different fromages taste as they do, he shows that a French cheeseboard offers genuine insights into la Belle République. 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Et pourtant le sentiment de gâchis est là, les années ont passé, tout a déçu.Christophe, lui, vient de dépasser la quarantaine. Il n'a jamais quitté ce bled où ils ont grandi avec Hélène. Il n'est plus si beau. Il a fait sa vie à petits pas, privilégiant les copains, la teuf, remettant au lendemain les grands efforts, les grandes décisions, l'âge des choix. Aujourd'hui, il vend de la bouffe pour chien, rêve de rejouer au hockey comme à seize ans, vit avec son père et son fils, une petite vie peinarde et indécise. On pourrait croire qu'il a tout raté.Et pourtant il croit dur comme fer que tout est encore possible.Connemara, c'est cette histoire des comptes qu'on règle avec le passé et du travail aujourd'hui, entre PowerPoint et open space. C'est surtout le récit de ce tremblement au mitan de la vie, quand le décor est bien planté et que l'envie de tout refaire gronde en nous. Le récit d'un amour qui se cherche par-delà les distances dans un pays qui chante Sardou et va voter contre soi. (Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-07-14 10:49:49", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "5", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-autumn-book-club-3-connemara\/" }, { "product_id": "582", "product_title": "AUTUMN BOOK CLUB 2 : Les choses humaines", "product_content": "## Les choses humaines - Karine Tuil Les Farel forment un couple de pouvoir. Jean est un célèbre journaliste politique français ; son épouse Claire est connue pour ses engagements féministes. Ensemble, ils ont un fils, étudiant dans une prestigieuse université américaine. Tout semble leur réussir. Mais une accusation de viol va faire vaciller cette parfaite construction sociale. Le sexe et la tentation du saccage, le sexe et son impulsion sauvage sont au cœur de ce roman puissant dans lequel Karine Tuil interroge le monde contemporain, démonte la mécanique impitoyable de la machine judiciaire et nous confronte à nos propres peurs. Car qui est à l’abri de se retrouver un jour pris dans cet engrenage ? (Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-07-14 10:48:35", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "7", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-autumn-book-club-2-les-choses-humaines\/" }, { "product_id": "581", "product_title": "AUTUMN BOOK CLUB 1 : La peste", "product_content": "## La peste - Albert Camus Oran, dans les années 1940. Le docteur Rieux est témoin de l'apparition de rats dans les rues. La ville est mise en quarantaine, pour ne pas que la peste se propage. La chronique de cette épidémie et des comportements qu'elle suscite est relatée. Une représentation transposée de l'occupation allemande en France et de la Résistance. (Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-07-14 10:47:56", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "1", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-autumn-book-club-1-la-peste\/" }, { "product_id": "580", "product_title": "AUTUMN BOOK CLUB 4 : Les liaisons dangereuses", "product_content": "## Les liaisons dangereuses - Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Au petit jeu du libertinage, l'adorable Valmont et la délicieuse Madame de Merteuil se livrent à une compétition amicale et néanmoins acharnée: c'est à celui qui aura le plus de succès galants, et le moins de scrupules. Peu importent les sentiments, seule la jouissance compte.Les conquêtes se succèdent de part et d'autre, jusqu'à ce que Valmont rencontre la vertu incarnée : la présidente de Tourvel. Elle est belle, douce, mariée et chaste : en un mot, intouchable. Voilà une proie de choix pour Valmont : saura-t-il relever ce défi sans tomber dans les pièges de l'amour ?De lettre en lettre, les héros dévoilent leurs aventures, échangent leurs impressions et nous entraînent dans un tourbillon de plaisirs qui semble n'avoir pas de fin. (Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. ## About the book club You are encouraged to read the works or part of the works ahead of the book club! Please note that you are responsible for purchasing your own printed or digital copy of the works offered La [Maison Française d'Oxford library](https:\/\/www.mfo.ac.uk\/library) might also hold a copy of the book Students benefit from a 10% reduction on books at the Librairie La Page If the book club is online, you will receive an email the day of the book club with instructions for joining the online session. if the book club is in person, please come onsite at the Alliance Francaise d'Oxford. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-07-14 10:46:51", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "3", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-autumn-book-club-4-les-liaisons-dangereuses\/" }, { "product_id": "573", "product_title": "Marie Antoinette Style V&A Exhibition", "product_content": "Join the team for a group visit of the exhibition dedicated to the most fashionable queen in history, Marie Antoinette at the V&A in London. Join Alliance students for a group visit of the exhibition. A complex fashion icon, Marie Antoinette's timeless appeal is defined by her style, youth and notoriety.Explore the lasting influence of the most fashionable (and ill-fated) queen in history – with over 250 years of design, fashion, film and art. Meet in the lobby at 13.30 pm. We are booked in as a group entry. Please call +44 07393984888 if you need to contact the team. This ticket is not valid for members of the V&A. The Alliance is not organising transport to London.Keep the date for a Curator talk from the V&A", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "27.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 27, "product_price_local_tax": "27.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-06-26 14:11:31", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "0", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-marie-antoinette-style-v-and-a-exhibition\/" }, { "product_id": "492", "product_title": "Café des arts : Gustave Caillebotte", "product_content": "Venez discuter de Gustave Caillebotte et de ses oeuvres avec nous. À travers ses œuvres et son engagement, nous redécouvrirons cet artiste au regard moderne, qui a su capturer la vie parisienne avec une précision et une sensibilité uniques. Join our directrice Florence Rossignol for a free-flowing and hopefully stimulating exchange of views. In French, intermediate and advanced levels.Open to all, £9\/per session including a hot drinkPlease note this is not a class, there will be no progression, correction or tutoring. For group and private tuition by expert teachers, [please consult our website.](https:\/\/www.af-oxford.org\/learn-french\/) Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "9.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 9, "product_price_local_tax": "9.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-02-25 18:02:10", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "0", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-cafe-des-arts-gustave-caillebotte\/" }, { "product_id": "491", "product_title": "Café des arts :", "product_content": "Venez discuter des Eclipsées et de leurs oeuvres avec nous. Dans ce café des arts, nous parlerons des artistes femmes de l’ombre. Nous mettons en lumière ces femmes talentueuses qui ont marqué l’histoire de l’art, souvent sans reconnaissance, comme Dora Maar, Rosa Bonheur, Sonia Delaunay. Join our directrice Florence Rossignol for a free-flowing and hopefully stimulating exchange of views. In French, intermediate and advanced levels.Open to all, £9\/per session including a hot drinkPlease note this is not a class, there will be no progression, correction or tutoring. For group and private tuition by expert teachers, [please consult our website.](https:\/\/www.af-oxford.org\/learn-french\/) Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "9.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 9, "product_price_local_tax": "9.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-02-25 17:57:55", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "0", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-cafe-des-arts-\/" }, { "product_id": "487", "product_title": "SPRING BOOK CLUB 4 - Les yeux de Mona", "product_content": "## Les yeux de Mona - Thomas Schlesser Cinquante-deux semaines : c'est le temps qu'il reste à Mona pour découvrir toute la beauté du monde.C'est le temps que s'est donné son grand-père, un homme érudit et fantasque, pour l'initier, chaque mercredi après l'école, àune oeuvre d'art, avant qu'elle ne perde, peut-être pour toujours, l'usage de ses yeux.Ensemble, ils vont sillonner le Louvre, Orsay et Beaubourg. Ensemble, ils vont s'émerveiller, s'émouvoir, s'interroger, happés par le spectacle d'un tableau ou d'une sculpture. Empruntant les regards de Botticelli, Vermeer, Goya, Courbet, Claudel, Kahlo ou Basquiat, Mona découvre le pouvoir de l'art et apprend le don, le doute, la mélancolie ou la révolte, un précieux trésor que son grand-père souhaite inscrire en elle à jamais. Grand roman d'initiation à l'art et à la vie, histoire d'une relation solaire entre une petite fille et son grand-père, Les Yeux de Mona connaît un destin fabuleux : traduit dans plus de vingt pays avant même sa parution en France, c'est un phénomène international. (Lireka) Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-24 11:56:36", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "4", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-spring-book-club-4-les-yeux-de-mona\/" }, { "product_id": "486", "product_title": "SPRING BOOK CLUB 5 - La cantatrice chauve", "product_content": "## La cantatrice chauve - Eugène Ionesco La pièce se déroule dans un salon banal et met en scène les Smith, un couple typique de la classe moyenne anglaise. Leurs conversations semblent superficielles et dénuées de sens, et ils répètent fréquemment des clichés sociaux et des banalités. Les Smith sont ensuite rejoints par les Martins, un autre couple, et Mary, la servante. Au fur et à mesure que la pièce progresse, les dialogues deviennent de plus en plus absurdes et sans aucune cohérence. Selon l'auteur Eugène Ionesco (1909 - 1994) lui-même, la pièce La Cantatrice chauve lui a été inspirée par la méthode Assimil qu'il a utilisé pour apprendre l'anglais. Le manuel mettait en scène des Anglais typiques, lesSmith, leur bonne Mary et leurs amis de longue date, les Martin. (ALDE) Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-24 11:56:16", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "5", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-spring-book-club-5-la-cantatrice-chauve\/" }, { "product_id": "485", "product_title": "SPRING BOOK CLUB 3 - Le Comte de Monte-Cristo FOLIO JUNIOR", "product_content": "## Le comte de Monte-Cristo - Alexandre Dumas 1815 : Edmond Dantès est ce jeune marin à qui tout réussit. On lui promet le grade de capitaine ; il va pouvoir épouser sa fiancée. Mais, victime d'une machination, il se voit accusé d'être un conspirateur bonapartiste. Son bonheur et son ascension sociale sont brisés net. Dans les geôles du château d'If, au large de Marseille, s'amorce le roman de sa vengeance. Après quatorze années d'enfermement, Edmond Dantès n'aura de cesse de punir ceux qui l'ont trahi. Puisque sa vie lui a été volée, autant en rêver d'autres. Il est temps de se réinventer : le simple marin devient comte de Monte-Cristo. (Lireka) Entre liberté et justice, vengeance et métamorphose, voici le chef-d'oeuvre du roman d'aventures.NB. Nous lirons l'edition FOLIO JUNIOR (left, abridged version) Editeur Gallimard Jeunesse, Collection Folio Junior Textes classiques ISBN 9782075213370Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-24 11:52:30", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "5", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-spring-book-club-3-lecomte-de-monte-cristo-folio-junior\/" }, { "product_id": "484", "product_title": "SPRING BOOK CLUB 2 - Chien 51", "product_content": "## Chien 51 - Laurent Gaudé Autrefois, Zem Sparak fut, dans sa Grèce natale, un étudiant engagé, un militant de la liberté. Mais le pays, en faillite, a fini par être vendu au plus offrant, malgré l’insurrection. Et dans le sang de la répression massive qui s’est abattue sur le peuple révolté, Zem Sparak, fidèle à la promesse de toujours faire passer la vie avant la politique, a trahi. Au prix de sa honte et d’un adieu à sa nation, il s’est engagé comme supplétif à la sécurité dans la mégalopole du futur. Désormais il y est “chien” – c’est-à- dire flic – et il opère dans la zone 3, la plus misérable, la plus polluée de cette Cité régie par GoldTex, fleuron d’un post- libéralisme hyperconnecté et coercitif. Mais au détour d’une enquête le passé va venir à sa rencontre.C'est dans une salle sombre, au troisième étage d'une boîte de nuit fréquentée du quartier RedQ, que Zem Sparak passe la plupart de ses nuits. Un matin, dans ce quartier abandonné à sa misère, un corps retrouvé ouvert le long du sternum va rompre le renoncement dans lequel Zem s'est depuis longtemps retranché. Placé sous la tutelle d'une ambitieuse inspectrice de la zone 2, il se lance dans une longue investi­gation. .Sous les ciels en furie d'une mégalopole privatisée, \"Chien 51\" se fait l'écho de notre monde inquiétant, à la fois menaçant et menacé. Mais ce roman abrite aussi le souvenir ardent de ce qui fut, à transmettre pour demain, comme un dernier rempart à notre postmodernité.(Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-24 11:47:51", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "6", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-spring-book-club-2-chien-51\/" }, { "product_id": "483", "product_title": "SPRING BOOK CLUB 1 - L’épaisseur d’un cheveu", "product_content": "## L'épaisseur d'un cheveu - Claire Berest « Il était alors impossible d'imaginer que trois jours plus tard, dans la nuit de jeudi à vendredi, Etienne tuerait sa femme. » Etienne est correcteur dans l'édition. Avec sa femme Vive, délicieusement fantasque, ils forment depuis dix ans un couple solide et amoureux. Parisiens éclairés qui vont de vernissage en concert classique, ils sont l'un pour l'autre ce que chacun cherchait depuis longtemps.Mais quelque chose va faire dérailler cette parfaite partition.Ce sera aussi infime que l'épaisseur d'un cheveu, aussi violent qu'un cyclone qui ravage tout sur son passage. Implacable trajectoire tragique, L'Épaisseur d'un cheveu ausculte notre part d'ombre. Claire Berest met en place un compte-à-rebours avec l'extrême précision qu'on lui connaît pour se livrer à la fascinante autopsie d'un homme en route vers la folie. (Babelio)Niveau intermédiaire-avancé, open to all. Please note that once you are registered for this event, the fee cannot be refunded or credited less than one week before the event takes place. Thank you for your understanding.", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "12.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 12, "product_price_local_tax": "12.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-24 11:38:16", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "4", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-spring-book-club-1-lepaisseur-dun-cheveu\/" }, { "product_id": "482", "product_title": "Atelier parfum", "product_content": "# Become a nez for a day! ## Discover the genesis of a perfume, with our scent expert Hélène Harvey, all in French! In the first part, you will learn how a perfume is created and how to discern the olfactive elements of a scent. In the second part, you will be given the opportunity to use your imagination and creativity. Working with scent samples, you will decide on your perfect mix. You could draw your own bottle, chose a name, imagine which celebrity would be the face of your creation. Finally you will work on your French skills, and explain what your marketing plan will be, all in French! Please note no actual perfume is going to be made. We are working with scent samples. #### Hélène Harvey is Co-founder and Director at Harrowdown Ltd. Hélène Harvey has more than 25 years’ experience in product strategy, management and development in fine fragrance, aromatherapy, spa, skincare and home fragrance. She has worked internationally for Christian Dior, Clive Christian and The Body Shop. She graduated from ESCP with a Master’s degree in Management specialising in Marketing. Attended ISIPCA French perfumery school for post graduate studies. Published in \"The Body Shop, an ethical yet profitable company\", the International Museum of Perfumery (Grasse), Edisud Publication. No need to be a student of the Alliance. Adults only. Saturday 17th May 2025, 9:30am - 12:30pm", "product_order": "0", "product_icon": null, "product_brand_id": "1", "product_price": "29.0000", "product_price_ex_tax": 29, "product_price_local_tax": "29.0000", "product_created_datetime": "2025-01-13 17:14:56", "product_code": null, "product_barcode": null, "product_is_unorderable": "0", "product_is_shipping_required": "0", "product_inventory_level": "2", "product_uri": "\/products\/af-atelier-parfum-482\/" } ]