Nights of Reading 2022 | Nuits de la Lecture

Date/Time
Date(s) - 21/01/2022
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

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• Pune Events

Nights of Reading (Nuits de la Lecture)
Friday, 21 January 2022
7 pm to 8 pm IST
Reading Event open to all | Event in English
Entry upon registration only

About the Event

Nights of Reading (Nuits de la Lecture) is an initiative of the French Ministry of Culture and the National Book Centre in Paris, to celebrate the pleasure of reading and sharing books! Created in 2017, the Nights of Reading have since developed into an annual event where libraries, bookshops, museums and cultural establishments from around the world come together to reaffirm the essential place of reading and books in people’s lives.

Nights of Reading will take place this year from 20 January to 23 January. Inspired by the words of Victor Hugo, this year’s theme for the celebrations is “Love always! Love again!”.

Alliance Française de Pune and Goethe-Institut Pune take this opportunity to invite you to an evening of fun activities, including an interactive session of ‘Read & Tell’, based on the beloved childhood activity of ‘Show & Tell’! 

Individuals from all walks of life are invited to read passages, excerpts, poems or quotes of their choice, as long as they are related to the theme of love! All languages are welcome as are all forms of love – be it romantic, platonic, self-love, the love for a friend, a pet or even a book! 

Alongside ‘Read & Tell’, participants will also enjoy an immersive reading of ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry in French and English.

Registration

To READ at this event as a part of the ‘Read & Tell’ activity, registration is compulsory via this Google Form. To simply LISTEN, APPRECIATE and ENJOY the remaining activities of this event, kindly register here: https://forms.gle/sQiWTYn1bQUzr32m9

IMPORTANT: Please note that 

• Each READER will be given NO MORE THAN 5 minutes to read their text(s) and explain why they chose it
• Texts of different languages will be given preference for the ‘Read & Tell’ line-up on 21 January
• For texts originally in languages OTHER THAN English, French, German, Hindi, or Marathi, readers must submit an ENGLISH TRANSLATION at the time of registration
• The selection of texts for the final ‘Read & Tell’ line-up on 21 January is left entirely to the discretion of Alliance Française de Pune and Goethe-Institut Pune. Queries on this front will NOT be entertained under any circumstances
• Readers will be notified about the selection of their submissions on the morning of 21 January
• Access to the Zoom event will be given STRICTLY on a first come, first-served basis

For queries on Nights of Reading (Nuits de la Lecture), contact [email protected].

Franco-German Social Media Campaign

In keeping with the theme of love, participants who sign up for the ‘Read & Tell’ activity are also invited to enter their texts into a social media campaign by Alliance Française de Pune and Goethe-Institut Pune, that will be launched on the occasion of Franco-German Friendship Day on 22 January, and Valentine’s Day on 14 February. 

For further details on the Franco-German social media campaign, contact [email protected].