{"id":6432,"date":"2025-03-06T13:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-03-06T11:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/?p=6432"},"modified":"2025-04-28T10:20:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T08:20:36","slug":"italian-book-wine-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2025\/03\/italian-book-wine-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian Book &#038; Wine Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria<\/strong> is pleased to invite you to join our <strong>Italian Book &amp; Wine Club<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monthly on<\/strong><strong> Saturdays<\/strong> \u2013 12:00 for <strong>12:30<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Tutto Vino<\/strong>, Italian Club of Pretoria, <strong>78 George Storrar Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each session features a celebrated Italian novel, <strong>read in English<\/strong> and introduced by<strong> Dr<\/strong> <strong>Raphael d\u2019Abdon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>For enrolments, discounts &amp; more info:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it\">iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Together, we explore <strong>stories<\/strong>, <strong>history<\/strong> and <strong>emotions<\/strong>, while enjoying a relaxed atmosphere, a glass of wine, and an aperitivo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The reading list:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>The Leopard<\/em><\/strong> by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa<br \/>\nA timeless classic about Sicily and change, set during Italy\u2019s unification.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>My Brilliant Friend<\/em><\/strong> by Elena Ferrante<br \/>\nA powerful tale of friendship and identity in post-war Naples.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The Tartar Steppe<\/em><\/strong> by Dino Buzzati<br \/>\nA haunting story of waiting, time, and destiny.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>A Girl Returned<\/em><\/strong> by Donatella Di Pietrantonio<br \/>\nA tender novel about loss, belonging, and rediscovery.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Italian Folktales<\/em><\/strong> by Italo Calvino<br \/>\nFairy tales and fables, collected and retold with wit and charm.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Arturo\u2019s Island<\/em><\/strong> by Elsa Morante<br \/>\nAn intimate coming-of-age story set on a remote island.<\/li>\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><u>Full programme:<\/u><\/strong> <strong>R 3100<\/strong><br \/>\nIncludes 6 monthly meetings, each with wine and aperitivo.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Next meeting:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Saturday <strong>21 June<\/strong> 2025 \u2013 12:00 for <strong>12:30<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Tutto Vino<\/strong>, Italian Club of Pretoria, <strong>78 George Storrar Drive<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For enrolments, discounts &amp; more info:<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it\">iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Italian Cultural Institute in Pretoria is pleased to invite you to join our Italian Book &amp; Wine Club: Monthly on Saturdays \u2013 12:00 for 12:30 \u00a0Tutto Vino, Italian Club of Pretoria, 78 George Storrar Drive Each session features a celebrated Italian novel, read in English and introduced by Dr Raphael d\u2019Abdon. For enrolments, discounts [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6432","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6432","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6432"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6432\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6622,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6432\/revisions\/6622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6432"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6432"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}