Originally intended to take place in April 2020, as a commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, this series focuses on the fragile moment between the end of WWII and the solidification of the Cold War, with 1945 as what we might call “Cinema Year Zero.” It examines how cinema was utilized to bear…
RSVP HERE **Please note: this event takes place in French** The third season of Machines à Écrire kicks off Thursday, October 7th at 12 pm EST with acclaimed writer Simone Schwarz-Bart. Later in the 2021-2022 season, La Maison Française welcomes authors Laurent Mauvignier, Patrick Chamoiseau, and Djaïli Amadou Amal. Simone Schwarz-Bart (née Brumant) was born on the southwest coast of…
Sholem Aleichem's Moshkeleh Ganev was a first for Yiddish literature in featuring as its hero a rowdy, uneducated horse thief. The novel is unique for its focus on the underclass and portrayal of Jews interacting with non-Jews in the Russian Pale of Settlement. Breaking norms, it centers on characters on the fringe of respectability. Originally written in 1903 and published three times, in…