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The Italian Book Club in Mumbai

Welcome to our Book Club – a space where reading enthusiasts come together to explore the layers of Italian literature, from classics to significant contemporary works.

Each month, we invite you to immerse yourself in a new book and engage in sessions to share your thoughts, feelings, and insights.

The meetings include presentations of selected titles and free discussions held in English, with occasional segments in Italian, cultivating an authentic intercultural dialogue.

Our programme, organized by year, compiles the titles of past events allowing you to plan your reading journey and gaining further insights into previously proposed books.

Join us as we uncover stories, voices, and words that speak of Italy and the world.

Reading is more beautiful when it’s shared!

 

To participate: one-year membership card, token fee 200 INR.

Info: iicmumbai@esteri.it

 

Readings 2026

March – The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco

February – Selected poems by Alda Merini

January – Indian Nocturne by Antonio Tabucchi

 

Readings 2025

December – The Leopard by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa

November – Arturo’s Island by Elsa Morante

October – Reed’s in the wind by Grazia Deledda

September – Panchatantra & Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi

July – Marcovaldo by Italo Calvino

June – Danube by Claudio Magris

May – The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese

April – Accabadora by Michela Murgia

March – Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg

February – Ka by Roberto Calasso

January – The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

 

Readings 2024

December – In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh

November – One More Ride on the Merry‑Go‑Round by Tiziano Terzani

October – Bridge of Stories: 12 New Voices from India and Italy edited by Rakhi Dalal and Filippo Ferraresi

September – My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante

August – Whereabouts by Jhumpa Lahiri

June – Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino