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Italian Book Club: Il giorno della Civetta

Il giorno della civetta

Reading is one of the best ways of developing your language skills in Italian. And reading literature, in this case Il giorno della Civetta, allows for a more meaningful and deeper understanding of the language. Memorising new vocabulary is easier and therefore one will retain it in the long run. Our Italian book club makes […]

Antonio Tabucchi SOSTIENE PEREIRA – Italian Book Club

Sostiene Pereira

In our new book club we will be reading Antonio Tabucchi’s most famous book called Sostiene Pereira. Title: Sostiene Pereira Author: Antonio Tabucchi Published: 1994 The author and the book Born in 1943 in Pisa, Tabucchi was a prolific writer, translator from Portuguese and academic. He taught Portuguese literature at the University of Siena, specialising […]

Elsa Morante L’ISOLA DI ARTURO – Italian Book Club

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Elsa Morante L’ISOLA DI ARTURO Title: L’Isola di Arturo Author: Elsa Morante Published: 1957 Why we read this book in our book club For this session of our book club, we have chosen L’Isola di Arturo by Elsa Morante. Morante is one of the most remarkable contemporary Italian writers, winner of the prestigious prize Premio […]

Alessandro Baricco SETA – Book Club

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Title: Seta Author: Alessandro Baricco Published: 1996 Why we read this book in our book club For this session of our book club, we have chosen Seta by Alessandro Baricco. We have chosen this book because the story is intriguing and the narrative captivating. It is the curious story of Hervé, at first, appearing uninspiring […]

Three steps for reading in a foreign language: solving the jigsaw puzzle

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Three steps for reading in a foreign language Why is reading in a foreign language so important for learning it? Why is reading in a foreign language difficult? Are there any techniques to make it easier? Read on to find the answers to these questions. The power of context and stories The British Council, in […]

Book Club Reading: Un ragazzo normale

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Learning Italian by joining a book club Book Club Selected Reading Title: Un ragazzo Normale Author: Lorenzo Marone Published: 2018 The author and the book Lorenzo Marone was born in Naples in 1974. He worked as a lawyer for ten years, he then left this profession to become a writer. He published his first book, […]

Book Club: La lunga vita di Marianna Ucrìa

La lunga vita di Marianna Ucria

La lunga vita di Marianna Ucria di Dacia Maraini Book Club È un romanzo storico, pubblicato da Rizzoli nel 1990 e vincitore del Premio Campiello. È stato pubblicato in 24 lingue ed è il libro di Dacia più popolare. Ne sono state vendute più di un milione di copie. Chi è Dacia Maraini Dacia Maraini […]

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