Are you in love with Italy and its culture?
Would you like to take a break from your daily life and take a dip into the amazing Italian atmosphere?
Would you like to take a break from your daily life and take a dip into the amazing Italian atmosphere?
The Italian Book Club in English will return in 2020! f you dream of Italy and are passionate about its culture, come and join the Italian Book Club.
Later in the year we will read and discuss – in English – 3 books located in Italy and written by Italian authors.
The Italian Book Club is “a taste of Italy” under all points of view: from the story and the location to characters and to the culture including – of course - the food, so at every meeting you will have the chance to try a traditional recipe inspired by the book.
Later in the year we will read and discuss – in English – 3 books located in Italy and written by Italian authors.
The Italian Book Club is “a taste of Italy” under all points of view: from the story and the location to characters and to the culture including – of course - the food, so at every meeting you will have the chance to try a traditional recipe inspired by the book.
![]() 2020 Italian
Book Club: 23 May 2018 - The Mountain Luca D’Andrea 25 July 2018 - Can you hear me? Elena Varvello 26 September 2018 - Bramard’s Case Davide Longo |
Viviana Zanetti
Viviana holds a Law LL.B. (Hons) and a Ph.D. in Constitutional Law from the University of Ferrara, where she worked for seven years before moving - in 2013 - to New Zealand. She lives in Christchurch and works as Community Development Co-ordinator at the Phillipstown Community Hub. She runs the Italian Book Club. In the spare time, Viviana works on her web site Leaving Italy, Living New Zealand collecting stories, tips and interviews to Italian who have moved to New Zealand. |
How much?
$40 for the full programme; $17 for singular bookings. Payment can be made online into the Dante Scuola account: 117800-0054463-11. Please give your surname and "Book Club" as payment information. Payment can also be made by cheque, made out to the Dante Scuola and send to the Treasurer, Mr Lindsay Serra, 21 Cairnbrae Drive, Prebbleton 7604. Please send an email to dantechch@gmail.com giving us your name, a contact phone number, and the reference "Book Club". |
Where?
All meetings starts at 6.30, last one hour and a half and are held at St Ninians, 5 Puriri St, off Riccarton Rd. |
![]() 2017 Italian Book Club:
29 March - Welcome Night 26 April - The Almond Picker, S. Agnello Hornby 31 May - Romanzo Criminale, Giancarlo De Cataldo 28 June - I will have Vengeance, Maurizio De Giovanni 26 July - Death in August, Marco Vichi 30 August - The Art of Killing Well, Marco Malvaldi 27 September - A voice in the night, Andrea Camilleri 25 October - For all the Gold in the World, Massimo Carlotto 22 November - A Pimp's Notes, Giorgio Faletti Note - change of meeting from 29 November. |
![]() 2017 Italian Book Club:
29 March - Welcome Night 31 May - Accabadora, Michela Murgia 26 July - Questione di razza, Guido Barbujani 27 September - Mille anni che sto qui, Mariolina Venezia 22 November - Il pensatore solitario, Ermanno Cavazzoni Note - change of meeting from 29 November. |
![]() 2016 Italian Book Club:
23 March - Welcome Night 27 April - Game of Mirrors, Andrea Camilleri 25 May - The Deliverance of Evil, Roberto Costantini 22 June - By its Cover, Donna Leon 27 July - A Fine Line, Gianrico Carofiglio 24 August - Black Run, Antonio Manzini 28 September - The Dark Valley, Valerio Varesi 26 October - Game for Five, Marco Malvaldi 23 November - The Girl with the Crystal Eyes, Barbara Baraldi |
The books for 2016 (English) |
The books for 2017 (English) |
The books for 2017 (Italian) |
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