Take your students on a delightful journey to eight Italian cities without leaving the classroom. A spasso, che spasso! is a new contemporary literature reader that will enrich their knowledge of Italian cultural life, lifestyle, culinary traditions, events, tourism spots, art, history and more through the literary writings of Aldo Cazzullo, Antonella Cilento, Mauro Covacich, Giuseppe Culicchia, Marco Lodoli, Aldo Nove and Tiziano Scarpa.

Each of the eight units of this advanced-beginner level 120-page text comes with pre- and post-reading exercises for comprehension, grammar, vocabulary, speaking and writing. Particolarita' linguistiche are sprinkled throughout to explain linguistic-grammatical points related to the readings. A separate Soluzioni is available.

Paola Ugolini, Assistant Professor of Italian, University of Buffalo (SUNY) calls it "a precious tool for teaching elementary Italian." Dr. Fernando Porta, Italian Government Lecturer, The University of Western Australia, says "Cities of words... cities of colours... A spasso, che spasso! is a travelogue itinerary in the Italy of contemporary authors..."

The book was created by Laura Bresciani, Senior Lecturer and Coordinator of the Italian Program at New York University; Claudia Donna, who teaches at Liceo Classico Internazionale "C. Botta" in Ivrea (Turin), Italy; and Alessandra Garolla, who teaches English and French in her native city of Naples, Italy and previously served as Adjunct Professor and Coordinator of the Italian Department at George Washington University, Washington, DC.

Professors Bresciani, Donna and Garolla previously collaborated to create the popular intermediate-level text Amicizia, Affetto, Amore in Edizioni Farinelli's contemporary literature series. Other texts in this series include Moda, stile e simboli by Daniela De Pau, Associate Teaching Professor of Italian, Drexel University and Rita Pasqui, Lecturer in Italian, University of Pennsylvania, and Letture divertenti: UMORISMO, by Elise Magistro, Senior Lecturer in Italian at Scripps College and Nicoletta Tinozzi Mehrmand, Senior Lecturer in Italian at the University of California Riverside.

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A spasso, che spasso!
ISBN 978-1-937923-10-5

Soluzioni: A spasso, che spasso!
ISBN 978-1-937923-11-2