Se vi chiedessi i nomi di alcuni famosi scrittori europei di fiabe, probabilmente vi verrebbero in mente i fratelli Grimm o Charles Perrault. Ma se vi dicessi che molte delle fiabe raccontate da questi scrittori erano state precedentemente scritte in italiano, anzi in napoletano, da un altro autore? If I asked you for the names …
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Italian children’s authors: Gianni Rodari
When I was a child, my parents used to tell me fables to make me sleep. Two of the most popular children’s authors in Italy aren’t Italian at all but German. I’m talking about brothers Grimm. If you don’t know them, they wrote stories such as Cinderella, The frog prince, Rapunzel, Hansel and Gretel, fables …
Italian graded readers to improve your language skills
A volte le persone che hanno appena iniziato a imparare l’italiano mi chiedono di suggerirgli qualcosa da leggere per migliorare le proprie abilità linguistiche. Quindi, oggi ho deciso di scrivere un breve articolo sulle letture graduate che potete leggere in italiano. Sometimes people who have just started to learn Italian ask me for reading suggestions …
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Italian books to read to improve your Italian
Books always keep us good company and, if you’re learning a foreign language, they can also help us improve your language skills.So, today I’d like to give you a small list of Italian books you can read to improve your Italian language skills. Il deserto dei Tartari The first of the Italian books in this …
Three Italian titles to read this Winter
Two weeks ago I talked about some Italian movies you can watch during incredibly cold Winter days, when you’re not willing to go out and don’t know what else to do. If movies aren’t really your thing, and you prefer reading, today I’m suggesting you three Italian titles you can find and read. 1. La …
