Thanks to the cinema UTOPIA and the GRAIN DES MOTS bookshop, the domaine d’O presents the work of Raymond Carver (RC), an american short story writer and poet of the late 20th century. Robert Altman’s film ”Short cuts” and Stéphane Michaka’s novel ”Ciseau” made RC famous in
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The cold has installed in the region and the darkness descends quickly but the « marché de noel « is back in town to keep us from the temptation of barricading ourselves indoors till spring. Every December evening along the Esplanade Charles De Gaulle in Montpellier vendors will
Read more →Our American friends are all invited to our center from 8H to 12H on Wednesday 7th November to discuss the election results over breakfast. See you soon The French American Center
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Last month in the French American Center blog the topic was the dearth of literature on the subject of differences between the Anglophone and French cultures. The cultural comparisons have probably inspired more English writing than any other single International subject. This month I will attempt a
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The « je ne sais quoi » of French and Anglophone differences. There has been an unending stream of Anglo writing trying, and usually failing, to articulate the very palpable, yet sometimes elusive, distinctions between French and Anglo world views. Of course, humerous books are written about how Americans
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August in France is the calm before the socio-cultural phenomenon that is « La rentrée ». If there is a word in English to explain this phenomenon I am not aware of it. We could say “back to school” but that is only relevant in the sphere of education
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The new sign that summer has arrived in Montpellier is the start of ‘Les Estivales’. For those that don’t know this phenomenon, ‘Les Estivales’ is Montpellier’s, ever growing, summer time wine festival. Every Friday all summer from 6p.m to 11:30. It is hard to believe that it
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Les Arceaux is named for the arches of the aqueduct which is this neighbourhood’s central and most obvious physical feature. It is also the site of the increasing popular, mostly organic, Saturdays and Tuesday food market. Some are promoting the nick name ‘Quartier des Bons Vivants’ for
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The « Comedie du livre » is coming back to town this year from the 31st of May through June 3rd and this year’s special focus will be British authors. This is great news, particularly if you are a thief of garden trowels, given the number of
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If you area tippler you have a plethora of quality options in and around Montpellier. There are many more possibilities in the libations department here now than there were even 5 years ago. Beer If beer is your preferred poison and it takes more than the mere
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