For the series A JOURNEY THROUGH CONTEMPORARY ITALIAN LITERATURE | Book club, second out of nine lectures by Shirley Finzi Loew concerning a number of subjects that have worried Italian literature in the past century: individual and society, self-fulfillment and relations between women and men.
A national bestseller for almost an entire year, The Days of Abandonment shocked and captivated its Italian public when first published. It is the gripping story of a woman’s descent into devastating emptiness after being abandoned by her husband with two young children to care for. When she finds herself literally trapped within the four walls of their high-rise apartment, she is forced to confront her ghosts, the potential loss of her own identity, and the possibility that life may never return to normal.
- The nine lectures are a series. Mandatory FREE registration. For further information, please contact the Italian Cultural Institute of Haifa at 04-8536091.
- Participants are invited to read the novel in Hebrew or in the original language before each lecture.
Shirley Finzi Loew graduated in Computer Engineering (Technion). After making a career in the computer industry, she moved to literature. She graduated in comparative literature (University of Haifa) with a thesis on Elsa Morante’s novels and has been working as translator from Italian into Hebrew since then.
Event held in Hebrew.
Refreshments from 18:15.
Monday, November 26th 2018, at 18:30
Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa
Rehov Meir Rutberg 12 – Haifa
FREE ADMISSION
Reservation no longer available