The Italian Book Club, presented by Enrica Maria Ferrara, will explore four books by Italian authors.
During the first meeting, the facilitator of the Book Club will introduce the book and give some information about its author. Then, each participant will have the chance to read aloud selected passages of the book.
During the reading, aspects of the book’s grammar, its language structures and its lexicon will be highlighted and explained by the facilitator, and participants will be encouraged to ask questions about the passages that they have found more challenging to read.
During the second meeting, each participant will be encouraged to discuss the book and the facilitator will guide the conversation by asking questions about the book’s characters, plot, message as well as its style and the overall enjoyment of their particular reading experience.
Please note that for this course an advanced level of Italian is required.
Meetings with one of more of the selected authors will be organized by this Institute.
The Italian Book Club consists of 8 meetings of 2 hours each, for a total of 16 hours.
Classes will have a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 16 participants and will be ONSITE.
The Italian Book Club will meet on the specified dates from 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Please find below the detailed calendar.
PROGRAMME
The Italian Book Club AUTUMN 2025
All the meetings will be from 6.30pm to 8.30pm on the specified dates.
Please note that the first meeting will be on a Thursday while all the other meetings will happen on Wednesdays.
Thursday 18th September and Wednesday 8th October 2025
Alessandro Baricco, Abel, Feltrinelli (2023)
Wednesdays 22nd October and 12th November
Chiara Mezzalama, L’inadatta, Nutrimenti (2024)
Wednesdays 26th November and 10th December
Nadia Terranova, Quello che so di te, Guanda (2024)
Wednesdays 14th and 28th January 2026
Monica Pareschi, Inverness, Alessandro Polidoro Editore (2024)
Books can be purchased online or are available at International Books, 18 South Frederick St, D2 (a 10% discount will be applied if you bring evidence of your enrolment in an IIC course).
For online orders, the discount code to be used on the International Books website is: iicdublinostud2025 – Please note that this code is case sensitive
COST
New participants – €200
10% discount available for previous participants, returning students, OAPs and full-time students – on presentation of valid documentation.
ENROLMENTS open until 8th September
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Please reach out to classes.iicdublino@esteri.it if you have any queries.
Please note that the “Guest” option is available only for employees of other cultural institutes and documentation in support needs to be provided.
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