October 2011 Blog Archive
Tintin hits the big screen!
Posted by Lucy, on 31 October 2011. Comments: 0
'The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn', Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson's 3D adaption of the little belgian reporter, was officially released last Wednesday 26th October.
More than 80 years after making his debut in Belgium, our favourite comic-strip character is hitting Hollywood.
So far reviews are positive and the directors have been praised to sticking close to the Hergé (Tintin's creator) and his characters. However, Tintin fans may be disappointed to see that Prof Calculus has not been included in the story.
Voiceovers include Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg and the gorgeous Daniel Craig.
CLICK HERE to see what Tintin products we've got to offer here at ESB!
Nomination for the LUKAS Awards 2011
Posted by Amélie, on 26 October 2011. Comments: 0
Latinolife.co.uk have just launched the LUKAS (Latin-UK) Awards, to "recognize the contribution of the Latin American, Spanish and Portuguese communities to UK society". We are very pleased to tell you that we have been nominated for Educational Institution of the Year!
Check out the various categories on Latinolife's Awards page, vote for your favourite nominees (that would be us), and take that opportunity to visit their very instructive website and be amazed by the eclectism of the British Latin community! (Don't miss that article on Spanish tapas...)
Prix Goncourt 2011
Posted by Amélie, on 25 October 2011. Comments: 0
The run for the Prix Goncourt 2011 has started. The first selection was announced on Tuesday, September 6 and consists of the following titles:
Stéphane Audeguy, Rom@
Emmanuel Carrère, Limonov
Sorj Chalandon, Retour à Killybegs
Charles Dantzig, Dans un avion pour Caracas
David Foenkinos, Les Souvenirs
Alexis Jenni, L’Art français de la guerre
Simon Libérati, Jayne Mansfield 1967
Ali Magoudi, Un sujet français
Carole Martinez, Du Domaine des Murmures
Véronique Ovaldé, Des vies d'oiseaux
Eric Reinhardt, Le Système Victoria
Romain Slocombe, Monsieur le Commandant
Morgan Sportès, Tout, tout de suite
Lyonel Trouillot, La belle amour humaine
Delphine de Vigan, Rien ne s’oppose à la nuit
The titles in bold have made it to the second selection, and the third selection, just announced this Tuesday, consists of just 4 titles. Find them over on our website: Sélection Prix Goncourt 2011
The Prix Goncourt is awarded to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year", by jury members Françoise Chandernagor, Tahar Ben Jelloun, Patrick Rambaud, Michel Tournier, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Robert Sabatier, Jorge Semprun, Françoise Mallet-Joris, Bernard Pivot and Didier Decoin.
The winner of the Prix Goncourt will be announced, along with that of the Prix Renaudot, on November 2: Sélection Prix Renaudot 2011 (They both share one title: Jenni's L'Art français de la guerre, which for technical reasons only comes up on our Prix Goncourt page.)
The Social Climber Q&A at the European Bookshop
Posted by Amélie, on 7 October 2011. Comments: 1
Paddy Gormley's new adaptation of Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme opened last Tuesday at Highate theatre Upstairs at the Gatehouse. The play will be showing until October 29, and Paddy Gormley will be at the European Bookshop on Wednesday 19 to talk about his play and share a glass of wine (or a cup of tea). Join us at 6:30pm for an evening of Molierian wit!
The event is free but RSVP to Michèle Gauriat to reserve a place.
Check out the play's webpage: The Social Climber, Upstairs at the Gatehouse.
