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Opening Night "Écrire en Français" Exhibition

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Alliance Française de Seattle

ÉCRIRE EN FRANÇAIS. Histoires de langues, voyages de mots

 A traveling exhibition by the Alliance Française de Paris Île-de-France

Join us for opening night of Écrire en français, an exposition celebrating the art and beauty of French writing. Guests are warmly invited to share a short excerpt of literature that inspires them. A selection of French wines will be available for purchase by the glass or as a tasting to accompany the evening.

Event Details

Venue: Good Shepherd Center, Room 202
Date: March 20
Time: 5:00pm - 7:00pm
Admission: Free and open to all

Special Guest: Marceau Juin

Chargé de coopération éducative et langue française
Consulat général de France – Villa Albertine San Francisco

Marceau Juin contributes to the development of the French language and culture in primary and secondary schools (K–12) and in bilingual immersion programs, as well as in universities and Francophone associations. He previously worked as a French teacher in Ireland (high school and Alliance Française), in Normandy (Alliance Française), and then in Slovenia as the assistant to the Attaché for French language cooperation at the Institut Français – Embassy of France in Slovenia.

Discover the stories of 100 authors from around the world, all of whom have chosen the French language as their means of expression and transmission.

Through quotations from their works and previously unpublished written and video testimonials, you'll be plunged into the heart of a multitude of journeys and experiences highlighted by Bernard Magnier and Sabyl Ghoussoub and illustrated by Raphaelle Macaron.

"They were born in Buenos-Aires, Tokyo or Kabul, in Dakar, Beirut or Saigon. In China, Syria, Bulgaria or Iran... In Moroni, Trois Boutiques or Stalowa Wola... Places, countries and lands with no immediate ties to the French language. Helped by fate, chance, personal or collective history, inspired by their dramas, their loves, their encounters, these authors and their words have traveled. They all write in French. A French language inherited, imposed or chosen, with which they have a pragmatic, amorous, conflictual, passionate and creative relationship. A "mother tongue", "grandmother tongue", "natural", "vital"... Their language! But why? How do they take hold of this language? How did they receive it? How did they take it? How did they learn it? How did they shake it up, enrich it, blend it? These are the itineraries, these traces, that are brought together here."
- Bernard Magnier, Exhibition Curator, Alliance Française Paris Ile-de-France

Exhibition Themes

Exhibition Curated By
Concept and choice of texts:  Bernard Magnier, in collaboration with Sabyl Ghoussoub
Art direction and illustrations: Raphaëlle Macaron
Graphics: Sunra Thompson


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