Sunday 27 April, 16:00

Genevoiseries

Join our literary tour of the “La Genevoise” exhibit, accompanied by our special guests. Linguist Mathieu Avanzi will delve into unique Geneva lexical features, while authors Pierre-Louis Chantre and Yan Schubert will discuss Albert Cohen’s relationship with Geneva, a city where he lived for over thirty years.

Rue Charles-GALLAND 2,
1206 Genève
Photo Credit: ©Editions La Baconnière
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