The FE Readers Club has the mission of culturalize, that is, promoting and disseminating culture, instigating, reflecting and debating knowledge through reading.
By promoting regular meetings between people from the most diverse backgrounds, the club's objective is to use literature (fictional or non-fictional) as a vector to expand knowledge and culture, developing reflection and critical sense through the ability to interpret, promoting and building the habit and sharing of reading, expanding horizons, breaking paradigms and resistance and highlighting the importance of cultural community outreach activities for the development of greater dialogue between the university and society.
In a university environment, it is necessary to understand that literature goes beyond scientific content. It fosters the growth of the individual as a person, teaches how to dream, create, abstract and broaden one's worldview, transforming lives.
What is a Readers Club?
A reading club is a group of people who meet regularly to talk about a particular book and share their thoughts and experiences about that reading, thus building the habit of reading and expanding their cultural repertoire.
Who can participate?
The FE Readers Club is open to entire internal community (staff, students and teachers) and external from Unicamp, bringing together people from the most diverse origins, backgrounds, ethnicities and experiences. It is not necessary to be an experienced reader or have a degree in literary studies. Participation in the meetings is voluntary.
about the works
Works by the most renowned authors are read and discussed. varied literary genres and themes, with the aim of providing participants with the experience of contact with multiple textual styles. Participants will have the opportunity to read, reread and get to know authors from the most varied origins, experiences and nationalities, whether renowned or not, award-winning or not.
To facilitate access, the chosen book will preferably be available on the free digital platform BibliOn – Virtual Library of the State of São Paulo (https://biblion.odilo.us/) and/or in the collection of SBU – Unicamp Library Systems (https://www.sbu.unicamp.br/sbu/).
How does it work?
A book is chosen as the monthly reading and at the end of the period, participants meet to discuss the work. A mediator is responsible for leading the session to discuss reading experiences in a fun and enjoyable way, guiding participants to interact, share their impressions and experience new reflections, visions and perceptions.
What are the meetings like?
The meetings last from one hour to one and a half hours on average. During the vacation months, the sessions are online and during the other months they are held in person at the Faculty of Education Library. They may also be held in a hybrid format when there is special participation from guests or other clubs or communities.
The FE Readers Club is open to the entire internal and external community of Unicamp. It is intended for both experienced readers and beginners or those without the habit of reading. To participate, simply fill out the form Online: https://forms.gle/sTZH32Bgtn8oBeaR8. After registration, the person will be added to the group of emails and WhatsApp (optional), official channels that will be used to publicize the works and meetings and for interaction.
Online form for registration with the FE Readers' Club:
https://forms.gle/sTZH32Bgtn8oBeaR8
MEETING AGENDA:
The works and dates of the meetings are published here and by e-mail.
NEXT MEETING:
Month: JULY/2025
I'm a fool for wanting you
Author Camila Sosa Villada
Publishing house yourquets (Year: 2022 | Pages: 208)
Online meeting: 30/7/2025, Wed, 4:17 p.m.
Note: the link of the Meet will be forwarded to registered members from the Readers Club
Synopsis:
The collection of short stories 'I'm a fool for wanting you', by the Argentine author Camila Sosa Villada, moves between literary genres, mixing humor and speculative fiction.
In this work, the revolutionary and talented writer creates an original narrative that moves between biographical accounts and fiction with touches of fantasy. Set against the backdrop of the transvestite universe, the nine short stories that make up the work tell stories and narratives of extravagant and deeply human characters, who face a nefarious reality in ways as strange as they themselves, with experiences marked by violence, but also by joy, lust and dreams.
Possessing a dazzling and daring imagination, Camila Sosa Villada is capable of both assuming the voice of a victim of the Mexican Inquisition and of building a dystopian universe in which her transvestite existence has become her strongest revenge. With her unique style, she plays with the boundaries between magic and reality, honoring the oral tradition of Latin American literature with unparalleled ease and solidity.
In the tough years of the 1990s, a woman earns her living as a girlfriend for hire for gay men. In a drug den in Harlem, a transvestite has an unusual encounter with none other than Billie Holiday. A group of rugby players try to haggle over the price of a night of sex and get what they deserve back. Nuns, grandmothers, children and dogs are never what they seem…
Available in:
Loan (Online) at BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/sou-uma-tola-por-te-querer-00935863
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
IT HAPPENED:
Month: JUNE/2025
The old and the sea
Author Ernest Hemingway
Publishing house Bertrand Brazil (Year: 2013 | Pages: 126)
Synopsis:
In the consecrated and timeless work The old and the sea, Ernest Hemingway narrates the journey of Santiago, an old Cuban fisherman who has not caught a fish for 84 days. Considered by many to be an unlucky man, he decides to prove his worth — to others and to himself — and sets out alone in his small boat towards the high seas, determined to catch a large swordfish. Confident that this time he will succeed in his trade, he faces the challenge with courage and hope.
Without the company of his faithful assistant — a young man who admires him deeply — Santiago heads out to sea alone, surrounded by the vastness of crystal-clear waters and marine life. It is in this setting that he catches an extraordinary fish: one that promises to change his story. The narrative follows the epic struggle between man and animal, a battle that lasts for three days and three nights. Facing countless adversities, Santiago does not give up, guided by his willpower and unwavering faith.
This is the story of a man with calloused hands and hardened by life, who faces loneliness and relies on his dreams, thoughts and survival instinct. His belief in life and the dignity of human effort is what really matters. With an engaging plot that keeps the reader engaged from beginning to end, Hemingway delivers one of the most impactful works of modern literature — a profound account of human persistence, overcoming one's own limits and the lessons learned even from defeat.
Published in 1952, The old and the sea earned Hemingway the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and was decisive in his receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1954. Alongside names such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and John Steinbeck, Hemingway established himself as one of the greatest figures of the so-called “Lost Generation”, leaving a legacy that continues to influence generations of American writers.
Available in:
Loan (Online) at BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/o-velho-e-o-mar-00908862
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
SBU Loan:
813.5 H373v | 813.52 H373v
(Several editions available in the SBU catalog: FE | Bibcom | IEL | IA | IFCH | BCCL)
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Month: MAY/2025
Pure
Author: Nara Vidal
Publishing house However (Year: 2024 | Pages: 96)
Synopsis:
How far can the cruelty that spans generations go in a village in the early 1930s in Minas Gerais? Here, Nara Vidal explores tough themes with the maturity of someone who is accustomed to weaving stories in different genres, without being afraid to put her characters' most challenging actions and thoughts on paper. If, at some point, we believe we have guessed the direction the story is taking, the author quickly presents us with more elements and reveals a universe that we would like to believe has few parallels with current events.
Available in:
Loan (Online) at BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/puro-01112743
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Month: APRIL/2025
A daughter's love
Author: Hanaide Kalaigian
Publishing house Authentic Contemporary (Year: 2023 | Pages: 144)
Synopsis:
A descendant of Armenians, Meliné fulfilled all the ancestral expectations placed on her: she married Zohrab, took care of the house and her daughter Aline, honored and attended family, events, and practices.
One day, a news story invades her world with the frequency of an earthquake. Unable to cope with the change, Meliné delves into her origins, seeking refuge in the memories and particularities of Armenian culture – customs, a language of its own, typical dishes – and in the voices of women, all like her.
In this process, one experiences the delicate tension between submitting to or freeing oneself from a tradition that oppresses, but also welcomes; that ties, but also caresses; that protects, but also limits.
In 'A Daughter's Love', Meliné shares the leading role with the saga of her family and the traditions of the Armenian community. Thus, she opens up space for us to think about the relationship between mother and daughter and the female condition. All this from a point of view that has so far been little explored in Brazilian literature.
Available in:
Online loan in BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/um-amor-de-filha-00999368
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Month: MARCH/2025
Location: FE Library
The knight trapped in armor
Author Robert Fisher
Publishing house All time lap record (Year: 2020 | Pages: 112)
Synopsis:
The bravest knight in the kingdom. A man always ready for any battle, willing to defend his honor and help those in need. His shiny, imposing armor was the only image that everyone saw of the knight, even his wife and son. And his obsession with this image ended up distancing him from the people he loved and from his own identity.
Realizing that he can no longer free himself from the armor, the knight sets out in search of his eu forgotten in time, lost in the crusades and in the coldness of feelings. Walking the Path of Truth, with the help of his companions Squirrel and Rebecca, he follows the path of self-knowledge, searching for his true face that has been hidden for a long time and rediscovering a feeling that he had kept in his armor for his entire life.
A contemporary fable that tells the story of how difficult it is for us to show ourselves exactly as we are, to let our guard down and reveal our true colors. This is a book that speaks directly to all those who feel trapped by the commitments and responsibilities of the modern world, who have distanced themselves from those they love and who have set aside their desires. It encourages us to embark on our own Paths of Truth to understand the reason for this distance and thus find a solution. A beautiful story of man's journey to discover himself through a series of comic and tragic transformations.
Available in stock in:
Loan (Online) BibliOn: https://biblion.odilo.us/info/o-cavaleiro-preso-na-armadura-00908401
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Month: FEBRUARY/2025
Carmilla: The Vampire of Karnstein
Author Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu
Publishing house New Century (Year: 2021 | Pages: 128)
Synopsis:
CARMILLA is a gothic novel of horror, friendship and seduction. The book tells the vampire story that inspired all literature of the genre with the first female vampire and the first female villain and several other elements that influenced a generation of writers, such as Bram Stoker.
The story is narrated by Laura, a young and naive girl who lives with her father and two governesses in a castle in Styria (Austria). Lonely and needy, Laura dreams of having a close friend and this wish comes true when, due to unexpected events, the unknown Carmilla needs to be welcomed by the castle's residents. The friendship that develops between the two is full of affection, distrust and strange events that lead everyone to suspect the new guest.
Available in:
Loan (Online) at BiblioOn: https://biblion.odilo.us/info/carmilla-a-vampira-de-karnstein-00906047
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
SBU Loan (printed) – IEL Library: 843.8 L52
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Month: JANUARY/2025
I have never seen the rain
Author Stefano Volp
Publishing house Record Gang (Year: 2023 | Pages: 224)
Synopsis:
If everyone thinks you have the perfect life, how would you be the one to disagree? From Stefano Volp, one of the most powerful and brilliant voices of the new generation of national authors, I have never seen the rain invites the reader to enter the diary and mind of Lucas, a young man searching for his own path in a world where he doesn't seem to belong, no matter how hard he tries. In theory, Lucas seems to have the perfect life. Adopted by a wealthy family, he lives in Portugal, has friends and a girlfriend he loves. But if there is nothing to complain about, then where does this emptiness he can't help but feel come from? When fights with his parents and a heartbreak take him to a limit that he was already approaching at a fast pace, the young man decides that there is no reason to live anymore.
About to make a decision from which there is no turning back, a message on his cell phone makes him rethink everything: a video of someone identical to him, except for the fact that he has a visual impairment. In disbelief at this turn of events, Lucas decides to abandon his life in Portugal and head to the countryside of Rio de Janeiro in search of answers about who his twin is and what this might reveal about his past.
Written in diary form from the unmistakable perspective and narrative of Stefano Volp, one of the great new names in Brazilian literature, I have never seen the rain It is an intimate and profound account of a young man discovering his path and his place in the world.
Trigger warning: The author addresses, responsibly and superficially, sensitive topics such as suicidal ideation, depression, parental abandonment, adoption, racism. Prioritize your well-being!
Available in:
Loan (Online) at BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/nunca-vi-a-chuva-01122481
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Month: DECEMBER/2024
Tale: “Next time”
Book: Thorns and Pins
Author John Luiz Anzanello Carrascoza
Publishing house All time lap record (Year: 2020 | Pages: 112)
Available in:
Loan (printed) SBU:
FE/Unicamp Library (B869.35 C231e)
Loan (Online) at BibliOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/espinhos-e-alfinetes-00907157
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
Note: we will only discuss the short story “Next Time”, but anyone who has the opportunity to read the entire work will certainly be enchanted and moved by the other texts in the book.
Note: short but very profound story by author João Anzanello Carrascoza.
It is a nostalgic and very sentimental text, which makes us reflect on memories, on affections, on the finitude of life and on what we end up prioritizing in the face of the routine we adopt in our lives.
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Month: NOVEMBER/2024
Heaven for bastards
Author: Lilia Guerra
Publishing house However (Year: 2023 | Pages: 176 pages)
Synopsis:
The story of a Brazilian domestic worker who, living in the outskirts of the city, occupies the center of social life thanks to her sensitivity, friendliness and humanity. It is a novel about the meaning of emotion and intelligence in the most everyday reality. In the tone of a chronicle about the outskirts, bringing much more than the serious issues that plague this social space, giving way to delicacy and a comic touch, Lilia Guerra builds here a rich panel of Brazilian life.
Loan (Online) at BiblioOn:
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/o-ceu-para-os-bastardos-01008941
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Month: OCTOBER/2024
The house on Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros
Publishing house Dubliner (144 pages, 2020)
Synopsis:
Esperanza has a Mexican name, Mexican origins, and Mexican appearance, but she was born in the United States and lives in a run-down neighborhood in Chicago. In this cultural contrast, she observes the lives of her neighbors and friends to learn how to build her own identity. In fragments of everyday life, the author of The House on Mango Street presents us with a panorama of Esperanza's universe and weaves a line that goes from the girl's embarrassed childhood to her coming of age and the beginning of her maturity. A novel that is at once light and intense, in which Latin voices reverberate with the power of the author's unique prose.
Loan (Online) at BiblioOn :
https://biblion.odilo.us/info/a-casa-na-rua-mango-00906350
(free loans and simultaneous use, upon prior registration)
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Follow the announcements from our readers club!
FE Podcast – Ep. 1: FE Readers Club (19/11/2024)
<https://youtu.be/tJZDWUpRWFc?si=hd3PKX6csImAFz1A>
FE-Unicamp Readers Club: A Space for Connection and Reflection (11/11/2024)
<https://www.fe.unicamp.br/noticias/clube-de-leitores-da-fe-unicamp-um-espaco-de-conexao-e-reflexao>
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