Aperitivo Letterario: Italian Book Club

​Enamored with Italy and the country's literature, history, and culture? Come to share some classic literature, novels, and contemporary fiction with a glass of wine! 

Fall Term: In the fall, we will discuss Goliarda Sapienza's autobiographical memoir, L'università di Rebibbia (1983). A visceral account of the author's imprisonment in Rome's Rebibbia jail, offering a profound reflection on freedom, solidarity, and human dignity through her encounters with fellow female inmates. Required reading before the class: L'università di Rebibbia by Goliarda Sapienza. High intermediate level (CEFR B2 and above) required.

Winter Term: This term, we will discuss Veronesi's Caos calmo, winner of the 2006 Premio Strega, the story of a father who, after a sudden family tragedy, parks himself outside his daughter's school and finds that the whole world gradually comes to him, a moving and wryly funny portrait of contemporary Italy. Required reading before the class: Caos calmo by Sandro Veronesi. Intermediate level (CEFR B1 and above) required.

Instructor: Elena Lori