# Event Details - **Event Name**: BOOK CLUB – Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: meet Marco Balzano, author of the novel Bambino (2024, Einaudi), selected by the Reading Circle for this edition.About this EventThe “LibrInsieme” Reading Circle, the Book Club promoted by the Società Dante Alighieri di Sydney in collaboration with the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney, will host writer Marco Balzano, author of the novel Bambino (2024, Einaudi), selected by the Reading Circle for this edition.The event will be held in a hybrid format, with the author joining remotely. Participants will have the opportunity to attend either in person at the Italian Cultural Institute of Sydney or online via Zoom.This will be a special opportunity to meet the author, winner of the Campiello Prize in 2015, and discover Bambino in greater depth, engaging in a conversation with him about the novel, his writing, and the themes that run throughout his work.Moderator: Bob FarottoMarco Balzano (Milan, 1978) is one of Italy’s most acclaimed contemporary writers. Winner of the Campiello Prize, he is the author of novels that have been translated into numerous languages.In his works, “History” is never merely a backdrop, but becomes part of the everyday lives of ordinary people, showing how individual choices are intertwined with major collective events.His writing is characterised by:Clear and engaging languageAccessible yet never superficial storytellingA strong focus on the human and psychological dimensionThe ability to explore complex historical themes through unforgettable charactersWhy read Balzano today? Because his novels show how identity, belonging, memory and conflicts from the past continue to shape our present.Balzano often writes about ordinary people swept up by History, migration and displacement, identity and belonging, complex family relationships, borderlands, and the coexistence of different cultures.Book Club Video Recordings AreaAmalago Prize Books 2026Strega Prize Books Area 2026Book Club Books Area 2025Historical Books AreaFacebook GroupThose of you who are on Facebook can also join this private group: Facebook Group, where the Book Club’s most regular participants exchange comments and discuss the books, etc.The event will be held in Italian, is free and open to everyone, including those who are not members of the Book Club.Participation is possible both in person and online. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/bbe08450-a005-11f1-a9b6-5f3c34d9259b-rimg-w987-h740-dcd8d8c8-gmir.jpg - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/sydney/book-club-virtual-meeting-with-author-marco-balzano-in-italian/100001998297873733 - **Event Categories**: fitness, Art, literary-art, Meetups - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Sydney - **state**: NS - **country**: Australia - **location**: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney - **lat**: -33.8717252 - **long**: 151.2061845 - **full address**: Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney, Level 4 125 York street, Sydney, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: BOOK CLUB – Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4f4e16bea7dadda05c748b8a48c083d60e6eae8c720669735441ce424fec5026-rimg-w999-h749-dcd8d8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1787608230 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is BOOK CLUB - Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN being held? - **A:** BOOK CLUB - Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN takes place on Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 03 Sep, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney, Level 4 125 York street, Sydney, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing BOOK CLUB - Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN? - **A:** BOOK CLUB - Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN is organized by Istituto Italiano di Cultura. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "BOOK CLUB – Virtual Meeting with author Marco Balzano - IN ITALIAN", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/4f4e16bea7dadda05c748b8a48c083d60e6eae8c720669735441ce424fec5026-rimg-w999-h749-dcd8d8c8-gmir.jpg?v=1787608230", "startDate": "2026-09-03", "endDate": "2026-09-03", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/book-club-virtual-meeting-with-author-marco-balzano-in-italian/100001998297873733", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Istituto Italiano di Cultura Sydney", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "Level 4 125 York street", "postalCode": "2000", "addressLocality": "Sydney", "addressRegion": "NS", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-33.8717252", "longitude": "151.2061845" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "meet Marco Balzano, author of the novel Bambino (2024, Einaudi), selected by the Reading Circle for this edition.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-09-03", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/book-club-virtual-meeting-with-author-marco-balzano-in-italian/100001998297873733" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/sydney/book-club-virtual-meeting-with-author-marco-balzano-in-italian/100001998297873733", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Istituto Italiano di Cultura", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/istituto-italiano-di-cultura/18189470", "description": "The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney, an official body of the Italian government, has as its aim the promotion of Italian language and culture in Australia through the organisation of cultural events fostering the diffusion of ideas in the arts and sciences. The Italian Cultural Institute in Sydney offers the following services to the Australian public: \r\n\r\nItalian language and culture courses held by suitably qualified, mother-tongue teachers\r\ntwo annual examination sessions for attaining the Certification of Italian as a Foreign Language\r\na language library which members of the Institute and students enrolled in a language course can use for the consultation and borrowing of books, videos, CDs, DVDs\r\nItalian newspapers and magazines aand an information and documentation service on Italian cultural life.\r\n\r\nFor concerts, art exhibitions and larger cultural events, the Institute collaborates with the following:\r\n\r\nlocal art and museum institutes such as the Art Gallery of NSW, the Powerhouse Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art and the Sydney Biennale\r\nmusic bodies such as Musicaviva Australia, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra\r\ncultural organisations such as the British Council, the Goethe Institut and the Alliance Française\r\nItalian university departments located within the jurisdiction and Italian associations such as the Co.As.It., the Dante Alighieri Society and the Italian Forum\r\n\r\nand more generally the numerous institutes reliant on the New South Wales Ministry for the Arts and the Sydney City Council.\r\nThe Institute actively and regularly participates in the following festivals: the Sydney Festival, the Italian Film Festival and from 2005 the Sydney Italian Festival in collaboration with the Foreign Trade Institute and the Italian Chamber of Commerce." } ] } ] ```