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 first event in the series:
BOOK CLUB 2026 | From the Nobel Prize to the Strega Prize
GRAZIA DELEDDA
Presented by Shirley Finzi Loew, translator and lecturer in Italian literature
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at 6:00 pm
IN PERSON | 12 Meir Rutberg St., German Colony, Haifa
Free event in Hebrew, with consecutive interpretation into Italian
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).
Born in Nuoro, in the heart of Sardinia, in 1871, Grazia Deledda began writing at a very young age and published her first short stories in newspapers while still in her teens. Although she later moved to Rome, her native island remained at the heart of her literary world: Sardinian landscapes, traditions and community life form the backdrop to stories in which individual passions, social constraints and moral dilemmas are closely intertwined.
The meeting will focus in particular on The Mother (La madre), the only novel by Deledda to have been translated into Hebrew, with references to other works by the author as well. Through the relationship between a mother and her priest son, the novel explores the conflict between desire and duty, faith and emotion, offering a powerful portrayal of the protagonists’ inner struggles.
Published in Hebrew in 2014 exclusively in digital format, The Mother is available for purchase on Indibook and can also be borrowed through the Libby digital library.
- FREE admission. In-person 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, with consecutive interpretation into Italian.
Wednesday, 21 October 2026, at 6:00 pm
IN PERSON | 12 Meir Rutberg St., German Colony, Haifa
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