As the French Say: Book Discussion on The Joke by Milan Kundera

As the French Say invites literature enthusiasts to a discussion of Milan Kundera's novel The Joke at the library of Alliance Française de Delhi in Lodhi Estate. The session runs from 6:00 to 7:30 PM and explores the novel's themes of love, revenge, memory and the consequences of a single joke.

As the French Say: Book Discussion on The Joke by Milan Kundera is a literature event at Library in Lodhi Road, on Friday, 30 October 2026 from 6:00 PM. It's organised by Alliance Française de Delhi.

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Library, Alliance Française de Delhi, Lodhi Road
72, K.K. Birla Lane, Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110003

Getting there: Nearest: Jor Bagh (Yellow Line), ~15 min walk (Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on the Violet Line is about the same distance)

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Cultural centre · ML Bhartia Auditorium: 112 seated

Alliance Française de Delhi, set up in 1956, is the city's main Indo-French cultural centre, on K.K. Birla Lane in Lodi Estate. It is best known for French classes and the DELF/DALF and TCF exams, but it is also a busy small venue. The 112-seat ML Bhartia Auditorium, with a 9.5 × 5 m stage, hosts film screenings and festivals, dance, intimate music recitals, theatre and seminars. The AFD Ciné Club screens French film

Ciné Club screenings are usually on Thursdays at 6:30 pm in the ML Bhartia Auditorium; check afdelhi.org/events for the month's films. With just 112 seats, the auditorium fills up quickly for popular screenings and concerts, so arrive early. Alma Café Français is open every day from 8 am to 6:30 pm if you want a coffee before an event.

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Details come from the organiser's listing on Culture, last checked on 2026-10-30, and can change. Confirm on the ticket page before you go.