BOOK CLUB ITALIANO

Joining a book club is fun – and if it’s all in Italian, even better!

There are many good reasons to join a book club:

  • you discover new books that you might have overlooked;
  • it gives you a reason to find time to read before the next meeting
    (even with a busy schedule);
  • you can have respectful debates about something other than politics;
  • you can read exciting fiction that deals with social issues;
  • hearing other readers’ ideas might get you to re-think yours.

Join our Italian Book Club Course and immerse yourself in the pleasure of reading while strengthening your language skills. Guided by expert teachers specialising in Italian language, literature and multimedia, you will explore the selected novel through a rich variety of activities designed to boost your comprehension, vocabulary and cultural awareness.

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Book Club Italiano Course Details

  • Fortnightly, 8 week course
  • Wednesday 10am-12pm

What does it cost?

  • $290 course only* (excludes books)

Semester 1, 2026 Books

  • Angela Nanetti, “Mio nonno era un ciliegio”/“My Grandfather Was a Cherry Tree”
    Book and short movie version (directed by Olga and Tatiana Polietkova)
  • Viola Ardone, “Il treno dei bambini”/“The Children’s Train”
    Book and film version (directed by Cristina Comencini)

*Books must be purchased separately by students in either digital or hard copy format.

ILC Italian Language Centre - Book Club Italiano Course

Emphasis on Spoken Italian

Book Club Italiano

The Italian Book Club was a thoroughly enjoyable and intellectually stimulating experience.

James M – Book Club Italiano Term 1, 2021

The hours attending Book Club Italiano help boost the required hours of continual professional development I need to complete annually.

Brisbane Italian Teacher

  • June, 2024. Sono Mancato All’Affetto Dei Miei Cari by Andrea Vitali.
  • February, 2023. Cara Napoli by Lorenzo Marone.
  • March, 2022. Lessico Famigliare by Natalia Ginzburg.
  • August, 2021. L’Appello (The Roll Call) by Alessandro D’Avenia.
  • February, 2021. Cristo si è fermato ad Eboli by Carlo Levi.
  • August, 2020. La Mennulara by Simonetta Agnello Hornby.
  • May, 2020 (via Zoom). Testimone Inconsapevole by Gianrico Carofiglio.
  • February, 2020. La relazione by Andrea Camilleri.
  • May, 2019 (via Zoom). A ciascuno il suo by Leonardo Sciascia.
  • February, 2019. Scontro di Civiltả per un ascensore in Piazza Vittorio by Amara Lakhous.

Interested in Italian Book Club, but not ready to enrol just yet?

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