On the occasion of the 26th Week of the Italian Language in the World
and the centenary of Grazia Deledda’s Nobel Prize in Literature,
the Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa
is pleased to invite you to the second event in the series:
BOOK CLUB 2026 | From the Nobel Prize to the Strega Prize
ALBA DE CÉSPEDES
Presented by Shirley Finzi Loew, translator and lecturer in Italian literature
Wednesday, 25 November 2026, at 6:00 pm
ONLINE | Webex & YouTube
Free event in Hebrew.
To register, please complete the REGISTRATION FORM
IMPORTANT
Reading the selected authors’ works, either in the original language or in translation, is not required, but is strongly recommended in order to encourage informed and in-depth participation in the meetings.
Italian editions are available from the Institute’s LIBRARY, in print and/or digital format (MLOL).
Alba de Céspedes was born in Rome in 1911. An anti-fascist activist, journalist, screenwriter, and novelist, she developed a deeply feminist worldview that was in many ways ahead of its time and runs throughout her work. The meeting will focus in particular on Dalla parte di lei, the only one of her novels to have been translated into Hebrew so far. It will also consider Quaderno proibito (Forbidden Notebook), which has been translated into many languages but is not yet available in Hebrew.
- FREE admission. Online event in HEBREW.
- To register, please complete the REGISTRATION FORM.
The series | Marking the centenary of Grazia Deledda’s Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded in 1926, the autumn series is dedicated to three major figures in Italian literature: Grazia Deledda, the second woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature and still the only Italian woman writer to have been awarded it, whose work gave voice to Sardinia and its world in the early decades of the twentieth century; Alba de Céspedes, an innovative writer and a forerunner of the feminist perspectives that would become increasingly prominent in the second half of the century; and Donatella Di Pietrantonio, one of the leading voices in contemporary Italian literature. Their works offer a journey through a century of change in Italian society, tracing the evolution of family and social relationships, individual identities, and the relationship between the individual and the surrounding world.
Free event in Hebrew.
Wednesday, 25 November 2026, at 6:00 pm
ONLINE | Webex & YouTube
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