The Italian Cultural Institute in Haifa
is pleased to invite you to the second talk in the series:
Book Club 2025 (Summer Edition)
“NEAPOLITAN CHRONICLES”, BY ANNA MARIA ORTESE
Presents Shirley Finzi Loew, literary translator and Italian literature expert
Wednesday, 16 July 2025, @ 18:00
ONLINE | Webex & YouTube
Free event, in Hebrew.
To receive the Webex link, please fill out the REGISTRATION FORM.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
While reading the selected books in their original language or in translation is not mandatory, it is highly recommended in order to fully engage in the discussions.
The Italian edition is available at the Institute’s LIBRARY, both in printed form and in digital format via MLOL.
“NEAPOLITAN CHRONICLES”, by Anna Maria Ortese | A powerful collection of short stories by a writer who has chosen to step away from Naples to observe it from a new, more distanced yet deeply felt perspective. With elegant, incisive prose, she leads the reader through an emotional landscape of places, memories, and moods that bring to life a city of endless contradictions: dark, restless, but irresistibly alive. Story after story, her gaze becomes a mirror reflecting the complex bond between distance and belonging—a bond that does not weaken with time or space, but grows ever more intense. Naples emerges not merely as a setting, but as a living presence—haunting, magnetic, unforgettable.
- Participation is FREE. Event held in HEBREW, online only.
- To receive the Webex link, please fill out the the REGISTRATION FORM.
Alternatively, you may follow the live event on:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@istitutoitalianodiculturad8639/streams
The series | The 2025 Summer Edition of the BOOK CLUB invites you to delve into three literary works that explore childhood and adolescence in the Italian provinces — stories filled with memories, returns, and emotional fracture. A reading journey designed for those who enjoy getting lost between the lines and rediscovering themselves in the nuances, atmospheres, and voices that shape both personal and collective memory.
Free online event, in Hebrew.