“My dear, this gentleman is reasonable,” said Asie, “he knows he is past sixty-six. He will be most indulgent. Really, my angel, I have found you more of a father!” "The second section of Balzac’s Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes, in which the baron de Nucingen’s obsession with the courtesan Esther begins to take its ruinous toll, bears the title…
Vladimir Dzuro, author of the book “The Investigator: Demons of the Balkan War,” will share the riveting true story of finding justice for the people of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. With special guests Ivana Hrdlickova, President of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, and Larry D. Johnson, former UN Assistant-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs. Moderated by Christopher Harwood. Readings: Maxwell Zener.…
To RSVP, please click here. In this intimate family history that spans from the 1930s to today, Audrey Celestine traces fragments of the lives of three generations of the same family. The history moves from the Caribbean to Algeria and the Mediterranean and passes through the North of France. It shows how one family’s small history can shed light on the larger…