Arts & Entertainment
An Evening with Patrick Deville
Famous French author gives talk at French Cultural Center, April 30th 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM. 53 Marlborough Street.
Coming to the French Cultural Center from Paris, French author Patrick Deville will speak about his bestselling novel Plague and Cholera. A multiple award winner in France, this fictionalized biography of French microbiologist Alexandre Yersin takes the reader through world wars, epidemics, colonialism, and the fascinating life of a man who discovered bubonic plague. The novel is a captivating scientific and human adventure that Deville narrates by mixing periods and characters linked to Yersin’s life.
Event details
When: Thursday, April 30. 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
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Where: At the French Cultural Center, 53 Marlborough Street, Boston, MA 02116.
Price: French Cultural Center members and employees of Sanofi/Genzyme: Free. Non-members: $5.
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More information
This talk is presented in French, with optional translation in English. Following the talk, there will be a book signing and reception with French wine and hors d’œuvres.
To register for this event please visit us online or call 617.912.0400.
Interested in buying the book? The English version is available for purchase at the French Cultural Center. The original French version can be purchased at Schoenhof’s Foreign Books in Harvard Square—mention the event for a reduced price of $8!
About Patrick Deville
Patrick Deville is an award-winning author and world traveler whose novels have been translated from French into 10 languages. Mr. Deville is the head of the Maison des Ecrivains Etrangers et Traducteurs (MEET) of Saint-Nazaire in France and the literary director of the magazine of the same name.
