{"id":1607,"date":"2023-04-19T12:33:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-19T11:33:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/lingua-e-cultura\/biblioteca\/circoli-di-lettura-e-progetti\/il-circolo-di-lettura\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T11:06:02","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T10:06:02","slug":"il-circolo-di-lettura","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iiclondra.esteri.it\/en\/lingua-e-cultura\/biblioteca\/circoli-di-lettura-e-progetti\/il-circolo-di-lettura\/","title":{"rendered":"The Book Club"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 9 February 2026, 6pm<\/strong><\/p>\n

Book Club 2026 with Paolo Nelli<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Italian and in-person only<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the success of the 2025 edition, this new series of Book Club meetings curated by Paolo Nelli will include two separate sessions for each selected book, which will allow the ever-growing number of members to participate and will make the discussion among readers as smooth and enjoyable as possible.<\/p>\n

The Book Club events are held in person at our Institute and participation requires having read the book in question.<\/p>\n

The topic for the 2026 edition is Teachers at School, Teachers for Life.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Literary and artistic mentors, schoolteachers, and teachers for life form the common thread linking this year\u2019s novels. As with every edition, the books may be vastly different from one another in style, period, themes and, of course, in the lived experiences of their authors. Beyond their literary value and the strength of their content, they also share the ability to inspire opinions and spark discussion\u2014something that, as always, will not be lacking during the evenings of our literary circle.<\/p>\n

To register for one of the meetings, please write to library.icilondon@esteri.it<\/strong> <\/a>kindly clearly indicating the date and time you wish to attend.<\/p>\n

We will begin on Monday 9 February at 6:00 pm with Io, Jean Gabin by Goliarda Sapienza.<\/p>\n

Below you will find the 2026 calendar with titles, days and times:<\/p>\n

Io, Jean Gabin, Goliarda Sapienza (published posthumously) 2010, Einaudi:<\/strong>
\nMonday 9 February, 6pm<\/p>\n

Monday 16 February, 5pm<\/p>\n

Goliarda Sapienza\u2019s The Art of Joy achieved posthumous success that placed the author at the centre of literary attention. In I, Jean Gabin, the young protagonist of this autobiographical novel finds in the French actor not only a personal myth, but a true mentor who shows her how to navigate life\u2019s situations.<\/p>\n

La ricreazione \u00e8 finita, Dario Ferrari, 2023, Sellerio Editore.<\/strong>
\nMonday 2 March, 6pm<\/p>\n

Monday 9 March, 5pm<\/p>\n

With Recess Is Over by Dario Ferrari, we are introduced to the behind-the-scenes world of academia in a novel that exposes a system through irony. While not autobiographical, the author\u2019s familiarity with certain academic dynamics clearly stems from personal experience.<\/p>\n

I beati anni del castigo, Fleur Jaeggy, 1989, new 2021 Adelphi edition<\/strong>
\nThursday 16 April, 6pm<\/p>\n

Monday 27 April, 5pm<\/p>\n

In The Blessed Years of Punishment, a title with powerful evocative force, Fleur Jaeggy takes us into a girls\u2019 boarding school, where we follow the protagonist\u2019s formative years in a novel marked by striking language and intense lived experience.<\/p>\n

Domani interrogo, Gaja Cenciarelli, 2022, Marsilio.<\/strong>
\nThursday 21 May, 6pm<\/p>\n

Tuesday 26 May, 5pm<\/p>\n

Gaja Cenciarelli, an English teacher who also teaches in Rebibbia, a district of Rome, is the protagonist of her novel Tomorrow I\u2019ll Test You. She speaks honestly and forcefully about today\u2019s school system and the relationships between students and teachers.<\/p>\n

I piccoli maestri, Luigi Meneghello, 1964, various editions available, including Rizzoli 2013<\/strong>
\nTuesday 23 June, 6pm<\/p>\n

Tuesday 30 June, 5pm<\/p>\n

Luigi Meneghello, best known for his masterpiece Libera nos a Malo, returns in The Small Masters to his experience of the Resistance many years later. He recounts it through the eyes of a city student, doing so without rhetoric and often with the irony that has always distinguished his writing.<\/p>\n

Il nome della rosa, Umberto Eco, 1980, new 2023 edition by La Nave di Teseo.<\/strong>
\nWednesday 16 September, 6pm<\/p>\n

Wednesday 23 September, 5pm<\/p>\n

In keeping with the tradition of our Book Club, this year we will also discuss a crime novel. For this edition, we have chosen a classic: The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco. In this medieval thriller, the novice Adso of Melk recounts the story of his mentor, the Franciscan friar William of Baskerville, and how he succeeds in uncovering the culprit behind a series of murders in an abbey.<\/p>\n

Destinazione errata, Domenico Starnone, 2025, Einaudi.<\/strong>
\nThursday 15 October, 6pm<\/p>\n

Thursday 22 October, 5pm<\/p>\n

Domenico Starnone taught in secondary schools for many years, and themes related to education recur frequently in his novels. For this reason, he features in this edition with his most recent book, Wrong Destination, a novel in which he masterfully explores the delicate threads that can either hold couples together or pull them apart.<\/p>\n

Artemisia, Anna Banti, 1947, latest edition 2023, Mondadori.<\/strong>
\nThursday 26 November, 6pm<\/p>\n

Monday 30 November, 5pm<\/p>\n

Artemisia is widely regarded as one of Anna Banti\u2019s finest novels. In this book, she not only reconstructs the life of the artist Artemisia Gentileschi, but presents her as a historical model\u2014admired for her artistic greatness, courage, and life choices.<\/p>\n

The meetings will be chaired by Paolo Nelli, Lecturer in Italian Language and Culture at King\u2019s College London. Based in London for several years, he has published short stories and novels, including his debut La fabbrica di paraurti (1999), Golden Boot (2012), Trattato di economia affettiva (2018), Il terzo giorno (2020, La Nave di Teseo), and the recent Sindrome da assicuratore (2024, La Nave di Teseo).<\/p>\n

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