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Founded in 1965, this is France's oldest Chinese bookstore. Browse novels, comics, and language textbooks across French, Chinese, English and more. The staff knows their stuff and loves to help.
Tips
June 11 at 6:30pm
Celebrate the best of Asian Francophone literature as ADELF crowns the Prix Asie 2025 winners. Twelve nominated works spanning novels, graphic novels, and essays compete for the prize, with authors Thuân, Anne Yvonne Guillou, and Marcel Cohen in attendance to share their stories.
June 12 at 6pm
Step into a conversation that reimagines centuries of Chinese art through a feminist lens. Art historians Sylvie Coëllier and Anny Lazarus discuss Wu Hung's groundbreaking book on how women have been depicted, centered, and sidelined in paintings from ancient tombs to Qing Dynasty canvases.
June 13 at 5pm
Journey into Sri Lankan forest monasteries through the eyes of Alain Durel, a philosopher who traded acting for meditation retreats. His new book weaves travelogue with spiritual practice, exploring ancient Buddhism amid jungle hermitages and elephant reserves.
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BookstoreBookstoreFounded in 1965, this is France's oldest Chinese bookstore. Browse novels, comics, and language textbooks across French, Chinese, English and more. The staff knows their stuff and loves to help.
Tips
June 11 at 6:30pm
Celebrate the best of Asian Francophone literature as ADELF crowns the Prix Asie 2025 winners. Twelve nominated works spanning novels, graphic novels, and essays compete for the prize, with authors Thuân, Anne Yvonne Guillou, and Marcel Cohen in attendance to share their stories.
June 12 at 6pm
Step into a conversation that reimagines centuries of Chinese art through a feminist lens. Art historians Sylvie Coëllier and Anny Lazarus discuss Wu Hung's groundbreaking book on how women have been depicted, centered, and sidelined in paintings from ancient tombs to Qing Dynasty canvases.
June 13 at 5pm
Journey into Sri Lankan forest monasteries through the eyes of Alain Durel, a philosopher who traded acting for meditation retreats. His new book weaves travelogue with spiritual practice, exploring ancient Buddhism amid jungle hermitages and elephant reserves.