Reading between the lines: Learning the Italian culture through literature

Jan 24, 2014 909

by Michele Pluss

Renowned science fiction author Ray Bradbury once said, "You don't have to burn books to destroy a culture. Just get people to stop reading them". Bradbury may not have been Italian - and we can't fault him for that - but he did have a point about the importance of books in culture. Intentional or not, every book carries echoes of the culture in which it was written, passing parts of that culture on to every single reader who picks it up.

Playing its part in passing on the heritage and culture of Italy here in San Diego, the Italian Cultural Center (ICC) is hosting a quarterly book club at its Little Italy center.

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Fonte: L'italo-Americano

 

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