In 2025, Night of Ideas will take place Villa Albertine’s New York headquarters. Centered around the theme “Common Ground,” the event will address key global issues through three...
On April 8 at 6pm, join Neige Sinno as she discusses her internationally acclaimed, genre defying, and multiple prize winning book, |Sad Tiger”.
In April, the Albertine Book Club will discuss Victor Hugo’s Notre Dame de Paris, translated, edited, and introduced by John Sturrock, and published by Penguin.
In May, The Albertine Book Club will read ‘On The Clock’ by Claire Baglain, translated by Jordan Stump, New Directions.
Celebrate Francophonie Week at Villa Albertine with an evening dedicated to Lebanon’s vibrant culture. This event is free with RSVP. Please note as seating is limited, entry will be granted on a...
On March 12, join Villa Albertine for a discussion with philosopher and historian Mohamed Amer Meziane on his book, The States of the Earth: An Ecological and Racial History of Secularization.
In March, the Albertine Book Club will discuss Cécile Desprairies’s The Propagandist, translated from the French by Natasha Lehrer, and published by New Vessel Press
In February, the Albertine Book Club will discuss Scholastique Mukasonga’s Sister Deborak, translated from the French by Mark Polizzotti, and published by Archipelago Books.
On January 28, the Albertine Translation Prize Ceremony honors the translators and publishers who bring the richness of contemporary French literature to English-speaking audiences.
Why does Surrealism continue to fascinate us a century after André Breton’s Manifesto of Surrealism? How do we encounter Surrealism today? On Thursday, January 16, at 6pm join Mary Ann Caws and...
