{"id":7781,"date":"2026-03-23T12:43:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/?p=7781"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:44:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T10:44:36","slug":"discover-italian-literature-join-the-2026-book-club","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/news\/dall_istituto\/2026\/03\/discover-italian-literature-join-the-2026-book-club\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Italian Literature \u2014 Join the 2026 Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Love reading and meaningful conversations? The\u00a0<strong>2026 Book Club<\/strong>\u00a0is the perfect opportunity to explore contemporary and classic Italian literature while meeting other readers in a friendly and welcoming environment.<\/p>\n<p>Beginning on X\u00a0<strong>April and running until October<\/strong>, we will meet\u00a0<strong>once a month on Saturday, at the Italian Club in Pretoria<\/strong>, to discuss a selected book by an Italian author. Meeting dates are\u00a0<strong>scheduled monthly by the participants themselves, <\/strong>in order to accommodate everyone\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<p>Participants can read the texts\u00a0<strong>either in Italian or in English translation<\/strong>, but\u00a0<strong>the discussions will take place in English<\/strong>, creating a space where all readers can share ideas, interpretations, and perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s selection brings together\u00a0<strong>powerful voices and unforgettable stories from contemporary narratives to modern classics, and in October participants will have the opportunity to meet the author <\/strong>Cristina Ubah Ali Farah.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>April<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>A Girl Returned<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Donatella Di Pietrantonio<br \/>\n<strong>May<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Great Italian Short Stories: 10 Parallel Texts<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 various authors<br \/>\n<strong>June<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>I\u2019m Not Scared<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Niccol\u00f2 Ammaniti<br \/>\n<strong>July<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>The Woman of Rome<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Alberto Moravia<br \/>\n<strong>August<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>The Story of a New Name<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Elena Ferrante (Book 2 of the Neapolitan series)<br \/>\n<strong>September<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013\u00a0<em>Little Mother<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 Cristina Ubah Ali Farah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Participation fee:<\/strong> <strong>R1.800 <\/strong>for the full cycle<\/p>\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong>: Italian Club, Pretoria<\/p>\n<p><strong>Join us for a year of great books, engaging discussions, and a shared passion for reading.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For enquires and bookings write to: <a href=\"mailto:iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it\">iicpretoria.corsi@esteri.it<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Love reading and meaningful conversations? The\u00a02026 Book Club\u00a0is the perfect opportunity to explore contemporary and classic Italian literature while meeting other readers in a friendly and welcoming environment. Beginning on X\u00a0April and running until October, we will meet\u00a0once a month on Saturday, at the Italian Club in Pretoria, to discuss a selected book by an [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7778,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7781","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7781","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=7781"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7781\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7783,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7781\/revisions\/7783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7778"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7781"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iicpretoria.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7781"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}