Read and connect by joining our English Bookclub. Today Camille Bortier talks about Simone de Beauvoir, 'The Woman Destroyed' ('La Femme Rompue').
Camille Bortier is a PhD candidate in French literature. For one of the chapters of her dissertation, she explores, through a method of creative writing, the exchange of letters that might have existed between Simone de Beauvoir and Marguerite Duras.
For this session of the ReadMe book club, she proposes to discuss de Beauvoir’s The Woman Destroyed, which has recently seen a noticeable renewal in popularity. First published in 1967, the book consists of three short stories that each offer a portrait of a different woman.
Practicalities:
- When: Thursday 26th of February 2026 - 5.30 pm
- Where: De Groene Waterman - Wolstraat 7, 2000 Antwerp
- Participation is free. Monetary contributions are appreciated but remain completely voluntary.
- Please register by sending an e-mail to groenewaterman@groenewaterman.be
The complete list of all Read Me-sessions:
- 25/9/2025: hosted by Philippe Vanhoof - Clarice Lispector, The Passion According the G.H.
- 30/10/2025: hosted by Paavo Van der Eecken - Max Porter, Grief is the Thing With Feathers
- 11/12/2025: hosted by Sanne Hermans - W.F. Hermans, Beyond Sleep
- 29/1/2026: hosted by Lore Goossens - Richard Marsh, The Beetle
- 26/2/2026: hosted by Camille Bortier - Simone de Beauvoir, La Femme Rompue, The Woman Destroyed
- 26/3/2026: hosted by Megan Briggs - Anne Carson, Autobiography of Red
- 30/4/2026: hosted by Maureen Hosay - Rebecca Makkai, I Have Some Questions for You
- 28/5/2026: hosted by Nooshin Shahidzadeh Asadi - W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz