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CERCLE DROUANT, YOUR LITERARY CLUB.

At Drouant, art reveals itself in all its forms. At the heart of the Cercle, influential figures, artists, philosophers, and writers gather for passionate debates, unveiling the secrets of their creativity and sharing their latest inspirations. Held monthly under the enlightened leadership of philosopher Gérard Lemarié, these captivating conferences stimulate the mind.

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Guest of the month for June

June 3, 2026 - Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

  • Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt will be the guest of honor at the next Cercle.\nIn his book *Right After God, There’s Dad*, the author explores the complex relationship between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his father, Leopold Mozart.\The novel traces the intense bond between this father and his prodigious son: absolute admiration in childhood, demanding mentorship, and then a growing distance as the son’s genius surpasses that of the master. Between deep love, missteps, and wounds, their relationship evolves toward a form of rupture, without ever completely severing the bond that unites them—music.\nThrough this story, the author offers a sensitive and universal reflection on parenthood, transmission, and the price of freedom.

Schedule for the evening:\nCocktail reception & conference: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.\nBook signings: until 9:00 p.m.\nOption to dine at the restaurant afterwards: special menu for €55 or à la carte.\nCost: €30\nLimited to 60 people.

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April's guest of the month

04/08/2026 - Cédric Sapin-Defour

  • On April 8, Le Cercle will welcome Cédric Sapin-Defour for a discussion about his new novel, Où les étoiles tombent (Where the Stars Fall). Following the success of Son odeur après la pluie (Her Scent After the Rain), the writer now turns his attention to those who have come close to the worst without succumbing to it. He explores what hardship leaves in us when it does not destroy us, but transforms us into silence. When the other survives, what dies within us?

Schedule for the evening:\nCocktail reception & conference: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.\nBook signings: until 9:00 p.m.\nOption to dine at the restaurant afterwards: special menu for €55 or à la carte.\nCost: €30\nLimited to 60 people.

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Guest of the month for March

March 19, 2026 - Pierre Haski

  • Meet Pierre Haski on the occasion of his new book, "La fin d'un monde" (The End of a World). In it, he recounts fifty years of upheaval that have transformed a world that is now multipolar.With clarity and commitment, he deciphers the threats to come: conflicts, autocracies, disinformation; and calls for informed vigilance. An essential essay by a geopolitical expert to understand our times and resist the manipulation of truth.

Schedule for the evening:\nCocktail reception & conference: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.\nBook signings: until 9:00 p.m.\nOption to dine at the restaurant afterwards: special menu for €55 or à la carte.\nCost: €30\nLimited to 60 people.

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February's guest

04/02/2026 - Benoît Peeters

  • Meet Benoît Peeters, author of "Dictionnaire amoureux de la bande dessinée". A screenwriter, writer, editor and exhibition designer, he has an intimate relationship with the ninth art, which began in childhood.his Dictionnaire amoureux follows the stages of his career and his affinities, bringing together the great French-Belgian classics with bold, experimental works. Far from claiming to be exhaustive, it opens the way to new discoveries in a constantly changing landscape.\nHis reflections are rooted in the very practice of comics: the pleasure of drawing, the pleasure of reading and the encounter with the artists who shape their richness.

Course of the evening:\nCocktail & conference: from 7pm to 8:30pmDedications: until 9pmPossibility of dinner at the restaurant afterwards: special menu at 55€ or à la carte.\nParticipation: 30€Places limited to 60 people.

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January's guest

07/01/2026 - Didier Van Cauwelaert

  • Come and meet Didier Van Cauwelaert, author of "L\'intelligence naturelle. At a time when artificial intelligence is colonizing our conversations, upsetting our habits and redefining our horizons, Didier Van Cauwelaert invites us to take a bold step backwards. What if, behind this collective fascination with algorithms, we were to run the risk of forgetting what's essential? That of our own natural faculties - intuition, memory, perception, creativity - those inner powers that technology sometimes only apes.A meeting to rethink our future and perhaps, above all, to reconnect with who we are.

Course of the evening:\nCocktail & conference: from 7pm to 8:30pmDedications: until 9pmPossibility of dinner at the restaurant afterwards: special menu at 55€ or à la carte.\nParticipation: 30€Places limited to 60 people.

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December's Guest of the Month

PRIX RENAUDOT 2025

09/12/2025 - Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre

  • Meet Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre, winner of the Prix Renaudot 2025, for an evening dedicated to her novel "Je voulais vivre" (I Wanted to Live). Twenty years later, she becomes Lady Clarick, the dreaded Milady de Winter, fighting in the shadows to survive and conquer her freedom.Adélaïde de Clermont-Tonnerre brings this fascinating character back to life, revealing the woman behind the legend, passionate, modern and unjustly condemned.A great novel of power, seduction and redemption.

Course of the evening:\nCocktail & conference: from 7pm to 8:30pmDedications: until 9pmPossibility of dinner at the restaurant afterwards: special menu at 55€ or à la carte.\nParticipation: 30€Places limited to 60 people.

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November's guest

12/11/2025 - Justine Lévy Le Cercle is honored to welcome Justine Lévy, writer and editor, for a discussion of her latest book, "Une drôle de peine" ("A Funny Sorrow").ìI couldn't be a child, and I don't know how to be an adult.î In this deeply personal account, she explores this intimate rift. In this deeply personal account, she explores this intimate rift, using sensitive, apt words to evoke a love that tries to repair, to recover what has been lost.\nA deeply moving text, between fragility and tenderness.

  • Event details:\nNovember 12, 2025Conference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pmCocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm€30 per person including cocktails and autographs after the conference.\nPossibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at €55 per person.
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October's guest

01/10/2025 - Christine Angot

Christine Angot, a member of the Académie Goncourt, will be the guest of honour at an exceptional meeting to discuss her book “La Nuit sur commande”. Through a night at the museum, she explores memory, the trace of the past and the essential place of art in her life. A rare and profound literary encounter

  • Evening schedule:
  • Conference: from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Cocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm
  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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September's guest

10/09/2025 - Karine Tuil

Dive into the hard-hitting world of Karine Tuil, guest of honor at Le Cercle, and discover “La guerre par d'autres moyens”, a gripping portrait of a former president in search of redemption, caught in the net of power, ambitions and underground struggles.

  • Evening schedule:
  • Conference: from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Cocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm
  • 30€ per person including cocktails and autographs after the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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June's guest

02/06/2025 - Jean-Paul Enthoven

Guest of the Cercle du mois de juin, Jean-Paul Enthoven will present his new book “Je me retournerai souvent”, a narrative imbued with elegance and melancholy.

Through epiphanies, passions, disappointments, broken friendships and misunderstandings, he sketches a delicate reflection on the fragility of existence.

  • Evening program:
  • Conference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Cocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm
  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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May's guest

23/04/2025 - Tahar Ben Jelloun

Member of the Académie Goncourt, internationally renowned writer and poet, Tahar Ben Jelloun will be the guest of honour at our May Circle.

He will present his latest novel, « ILS SE SONT TANT AIMÉS », a moving work in which the strength of first love, the fragility of desire and the trials of a couple in the face of time are explored through his unique pen.

It invites us all to reflect on the universal bonds that shape our lives.

  • Evening program:
  • Conference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm
  • Cocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm
  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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April's guest

23/04/2025 - Camille Laurens

Member of the Académie Goncourt, writer Camille Laurens invites you to discover her new novel: “TA PROMESSE”.

A spellbinding tale where manipulation and control intertwine in a captivating psychological game.

Meet the author for an enriching exchange in the world of one of the greatest literary voices...

Course of the evening :

Conference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Cocktails and signing sessions: until 9:00 pm

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  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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March's guest

19/03/2025 - Amélie de Bourbon ParmeFamous French writer and historian, Amélie de Bourbon Parme will present:\nLes trafiquants d'éternité: \The first steps of Alessandro Farnese, from the Roman gaols to the splendors of the Medici PalacesHow does a young aristocrat become the most powerful Cardinal in the Eternal City?\nWho was this humanist, patron of the arts, diplomat, manipulator, collector, etc.\nSchedule for the evening:\nConference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pmCocktails and autographs: until 9:00 pm

  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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February's guest

26/02/2025 - Pierre AssoulineDrouant invites journalist and novelist Pierre Assouline to present his latest work "L'annonce", the story of an incredible encounter in a country at war.\Raphaël is French, Esther Israeli, and they're going to live together for a few weeks, which will change their relationship to death.\nSchedule for the evening:\nConference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pmCocktails and signing sessions: until 9:00 pm

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January's guest

15/01/2025 - Frédéric Beigbeder

Drouant invites writer and journalist Frédéric Beigbeder to present his latest book “UN HOMME SEUL”.

He paints a portrait of a father, but also of a generation of “jouisseurs”, the so-called boomers: luxury was their utopia, divorce their fatality and America their horizon.

Evening program:

Conference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Cocktails and autographs: until 9:00 p.m.

  • 30€ per person including a cocktail and autographs at the end of the conference.
  • Possibility of dinner at Drouant afterwards with a special menu at 55€ per person.
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November's guest

Le 28/11/2024 - Charles DantzigDrouant welcomes French writer and publisher Charles Dantzig to discuss his book "Français, lisez-vous". In it, he presents a literary history of the French, a collection of stories recounting their lives through their great moments, whether historical or everyday.\nSchedule of the evening:\nConference: 7:00 pm to 8:30 pmCocktails and signing sessions: until 9:00 pm

  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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19/06/2024 - Alain Chamfort and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud

For the last conference of the season, take advantage of the exceptional appearance of Alain Chamfort, musician, composer and singer, and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud, famous lyricist, at Drouant!

To coincide with the release of their latest album, these two leading artists of French chanson will be taking you into the poetic and chic world of their music...

As an exclusive pre-conference treat, Alain Chamfort will be performing an intimate concert in the restaurant!

Register for this conference:

  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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19/06/2024 - Alain Chamfort and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud

For the last conference of the season, take advantage of the exceptional appearance of Alain Chamfort, musician, composer and singer, and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud, famous lyricist, at Drouant!

To coincide with the release of their latest album, these two leading artists of French chanson will be taking you into the poetic and chic world of their music...

As an exclusive pre-conference treat, Alain Chamfort will be performing an intimate concert in the restaurant!

Register for this conference:

  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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19/06/2024 - Alain Chamfort and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud

For the last conference of the season, take advantage of the exceptional appearance of Alain Chamfort, musician, composer and singer, and Pierre-Dominique Burgaud, famous lyricist, at Drouant!

To coincide with the release of their latest album, these two leading artists of French chanson will be taking you into the poetic and chic world of their music...

As an exclusive pre-conference treat, Alain Chamfort will be performing an intimate concert in the restaurant!

Register for this conference:

  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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22/05/2024 - Harry Roselmack

French journalist, presenter and writer, Harry Roselmack will talk about his book ‘Il n'est jamais trop tard pour naître" (It's never too late to be born), published in 2023, in which he investigates the universe in search of meaning and purpose. He offers a vision of human evolution, underlining the crucial importance of collective awareness for a brighter future. A captivating tale that prompts us to rethink our perspectives and envisage new beginnings.

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  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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2024/04/24 - Pascal Bruckner

French philosopher, novelist and essayist Pascal Bruckner's work "Je souffre donc je suis" (I suffer therefore I am) is a reflection on human existence and the condition of suffering that can sometimes be inherent in life. He will raise questions about the nature of existence and how experiences of pain can shape our understanding of ourselves and the world around us...

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  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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2024/03/20 - Charles Dantzig

Based on the resources of critical economics and religious sociology, Emmanuel Todd offers a concrete exploration of the world, from Russia to Ukraine, from the former People's Democracies to Germany, from Great Britain to Scandinavia and the United States. He also analyses the origins of the conflict in Ukraine.

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  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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Le 2024/01/31 - Charles Dantzig

Great French writer and editor, Charles Dantzig will give us a preview of his novel "Paris in all its centuries" published by Grasset.

A new way of talking about THE City. A disordered, lively, unpredictable, crazy Paris. An eternal Paris.

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  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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Le 05/10/2022 - Patrice Blanc-Francard, "RockMy Soul"

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  • 30€ per person including cocktail & singings.
  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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Le 05/10/2022 - Patrice Blanc-Francard, "RockMy Soul"

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  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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Le 05/10/2022 - Patrice Blanc-Francard, "RockMy Soul"

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  • Possibility to dine at Drouant at the table du Cercle for 55€ per person (starter - main course or main course - dessert)

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Le 05/10/2022 - Patrice Blanc-Francard, "RockMy Soul"

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  • 65€ per person including a glass of Champagne upon arrival and a cocktail after the
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  • 65€ per person including a glass of Champagne upon arrival and a cocktail after the
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Take part in all these unique events and get priority access to the cultural events of the year.

Annual subscription - transferable card:

Annual subscription of 250€ for 4 performances (one of which is offered)

Member benefits:

Invitations to the Circle's conferences at the rate of 50€ (instead of 65€ - offer valid within the limit

of two guests per conference)

Dinners following the conferences of the Circle at the rate of 40€ instead of 55€ (offer also valid for

your guests and within the limit of 2 persons)

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