Italians Writing Beyond Borders: A Roundtable at the Museum of Vancouver

Join us for a bilingual cultural event celebrating Italian writers abroad who continue to enrich the Italian literary tradition through transcultural creativity. This hybrid roundtable (in-person and via Zoom) brings together Italian authors and scholars from the North American literary scene discussing their transcultural experiences in life and in writing.

Featured participants:

• Michela Valmori (E c’erano gerani rossi dappertutto/Sofia and the

Tomato Sauce)

• Antonio D’Alfonso (The Italian Canadian Writer)

• Arianna Dagnino (Il quintetto d’Istanbul/The Istanbul Quintet. Life and Writing on the Transcultural Frontier – with her thanks to the Writers' Union of  Canada & the Canada Council for the Arts for their support through the National Public Readings Program)

  

• Carlo Testa (Panel moderator, The University of British Columbia)

Wednesday, 16 October 2024, 6.30 pm-8.00 pm (PDT)

History Room, Museum of Vancouver

1100 Chestnut St, Vancouver

In English (with readings in Italian & in their English translations :-)

Light refreshments will be provided

RSVP: https://www.dantesocietybc.ca/event-details/italians-writing-beyond-borders

This event is organized to celebrate the 24th Week of the Italian Language in the World by the Dante Alighieri Society of BC, with the patronage of the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver and the generous support of the Headquarters of the Dante Alighieri Society in Rome