A Look at the Classics

{"title":"A Look at the Classics","description":"\u003Cp data-start=\u0022213\u0022 data-end=\u0022380\u0022\u003EPierre B\u00e9guin leads monthly discussions on classic literature, linking timeless texts to today\u2019s world through lively, open conversation.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\nUpcoming themes:\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EFall 2025: Master\u2013servant dynamics in theatre and novels (17th\u201319th c.)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDec 2025: Romantic encounters in 19th-century French fiction\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ESpring 2026: Latin American authors (S\u00e1bato, Amado, Vargas Llosa)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\nFirst session readings:\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDon Juan\u003C\/em\u003E (Moli\u00e8re)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Game of Love and Chance\u003C\/em\u003E, \u003Cem\u003EThe Island of Slaves\u003C\/em\u003E (Marivaux)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe Marriage of Figaro\u003C\/em\u003E (Beaumarchais)\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ul\u003E\r\nPierre B\u00e9guin taught literature for nearly 30 years at Coll\u00e8ge Calvin in Geneva. Born in Geneva, he holds a degree in literature and a postgraduate diploma in psycholinguistics. A passionate traveler, he has devoted the past two decades primarily to writing.\u00a0 He is the author of around ten novels, including \u003Cem data-start=\u0022370\u0022 data-end=\u0022389\u0022\u003ETerre de personne\u003C\/em\u003E (Prix Schiller 2005), \u003Cem data-start=\u0022412\u0022 data-end=\u0022454\u0022\u003EVous ne conna\u00eetrez ni le jour ni l\u2019heure\u003C\/em\u003E (Prix Chronos selection, 2013), \u003Cem data-start=\u0022487\u0022 data-end=\u0022518\u0022\u003ECondamn\u00e9 au b\u00e9n\u00e9fice du doute\u003C\/em\u003E (Prix Edouard Rod 2016), and \u003Cem data-start=\u0022548\u0022 data-end=\u0022574\u0022\u003ELa scandaleuse Madame B.\u003C\/em\u003E (2020).\u00a0 His most recent novel, \u003Cem data-start=\u0022608\u0022 data-end=\u0022623\u0022\u003EAu nom du feu\u003C\/em\u003E (2022), was shortlisted for the RTS Listeners\u2019 Prize, the Lettres Fronti\u00e8re Prize, and the Rambert Prize.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIn French.\u003C\/strong\u003E","start_date":"2025-10-08","end_date":"2026-06-03","date":"8 October 2025 - 3 June 2026 ","timings":[{"timing_start_date":"20251008T163000Z","timing_end_date":"20251008T180000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251105T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251105T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20251203T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20251203T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260107T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20260107T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260204T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20260204T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260304T173000Z","timing_end_date":"20260304T190000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260401T163000Z","timing_end_date":"20260401T180000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260506T163000Z","timing_end_date":"20260506T180000Z"},{"timing_start_date":"20260603T163000Z","timing_end_date":"20260603T180000Z"}]}