🎉Book launch: D’ Après Bertha by Pierre Durand

🗓 Date: Monday, 23 March 2026
🕕 Time: 6 PM
📍 Location: Alliance Française du Cap – 155 Loop street

Join Pauline Liétar (author of Paillettes) in discussion with Pierre Durand on the French translation (D’après Bertha) of his highly successful debut fiction Bertha’s Law.

English and French books will be on sale.

For more about the author see authorpierredurand.com

“wonderfully intriguing, humorous and poignant…and the dialogue positively sings”

Andrew Salomon, winner of the PEN Literary Award

What if you lived by only one law? Based on oral and written accounts, follow Bertha’s mysterious life as she criss-crosses Africa hatching plans to free the animals she encounters. Along the way she forges profound friendships with Tanzanian children Bakari and Amida, her Nigerian rescuer Ifeoluwa, and traveling salesman Alphonse. But there is danger in almost every situation and Bertha must reckon with a bizarre array of menacing characters: animal traders in Kenya, a gangster Jerome (aka Spares) in South Africa and the circus performer Mathieu in the DRC. Hilarious and tragic, this is the story of her uncompromising belief in animal liberty. No matter the cost.

We look forward to seeing you there!
📧 More info: info@afcapetown.co.za
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