The Italian Book Club of Philadelphia
Want to explore new voices in Italian contemporary narrative, but you don't know the language?
There’s an entire world of literature out there.
Explore it with Rosanna Calabrò
Free and open to AIS MEMBERS
Books and Discussion will be in English on selected Thursday at 4:00 pm ET (ONLINE)
July-December 2025 Program
JULY 24 The Temptation to Be Happy (La tentazione di essere felici) by Lorenzo Marone, translated by Shaun Whiteside, Oneworld Publication (2017), pp. 256
SEPTEMBER 25 The Bishop’s Villa (Villa del Seminario) by Sacha Naspini, translated by Clarissa Botsford, Europa Editions (2024), pp. 192
OCTOBER 23 The night trembles (Trema la notte) by Nadia Terranova, translated by Ann Goldstein, Seven Stories Press (2025), pp. 192
NOVEMBER 20 The Wild Boy, a memoir (Il Ragazzo Selvatico), by Paolo Cognetti, translated by Erica Segre and Simon Carnell, Atria Press (2019), pp. 176
DECEMBER 18 Everything Calls for Salvation (Tutto chiede Salvezza), by Daniele Mencarelli, translated by Whendy Wheatley, Europa Editions (2022), pp. 176
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