Presentation of the book “Città irreale” by Cristina Marconi
Presentation of the book Città irreale by Cristina Marconi The author will be present in conversation with Enrico Franceschini, journalist of “La Repubblica” and Marco Delogu, Director of the Institute. Città irreale is a novel about the city that has become a magnet for all souls: London. It is set in 2007, when the economic […]
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The Luisa Selis Fellowship – Gianmarco Mancosu: Sardinia Outside the Island.
The Italian Cultural Institute is delighted to host Gianmarco Mancosu, the second holder of the Luisa Selis Fellowship. Funded by the Fondazione di Sardegna in memory of anthropologist Luisa Selis, who specialised in the cultural memory of Sardinia, the fellowship enables researchers in this field (ethnography, anthropology and/or literature for example) to conduct research at […]
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Figlie del padre. Passione e autorità nella letteratura occidentale
Presentation of the book by Maria Serena Sapegno The author will be in conversation with Abigail Brundin The history of literature is full of authors that have investigated the relationship between fathers and daughters, often giving voice to the daughters’ point of view, as Sophocles did with Antigone, Shakespeare with Cordelia, or Philip Roth with Merry […]
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Pure Invention. Twelve variations on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein
Presentation of the book by Lisa Ginzburg. The author will be in conversation with Jhumpa Lahiri and Marco Mancassola. Mary Shelley – the daughter of a feminist philosopher and of a political philosopher – starts to write as a game, in 1816, the novel of the new Prometheus: the story of Frankenstein and of the […]
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Italian Short Stories on tour with Jhumpa Lahiri
In occasion of the release of The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories, Jhumpa Lahiri, who edited and translated some of the stories, will present the collection and discuss about Italian language and literature, the process of translation, as well as the experience of working across multiple languages and cultures. The Penguin Book of Italian […]
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Presentation of “Non sono stato io” by Daniele Derossi
Presentation of the new novel Non sono stato io by Daniele Derossi The author will be in conversation with Emanuele Trevi Giacomo is 10 years old and his relationship with the world is a problematic one. When the school year begins he is no more in London but in Serena, in Piedmont. It is a […]
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EVENT CANCELLED La più bella del mondo – The most beautiful in the world #3
We are sorry to announce that the event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. We are working to reschedule the talk in the next few weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience. 12 talks on the Italian language “The most beautiful in the world” is supposed to be a supermodel and yet in Italy the […]
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Cinema Made in Italy 2019
Within the framework of the second edition of the Festival “Fare Cinema” – organised all over the world by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation – the Italian Cultural Institute together with Cinecittà Luce and Ciné Lumière in London are glad to present the 9th edition of “Cinema Made in Italy”, celebrating […]
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CANTA ARLECCHINO! – Festa di Carnevale per bambini con Susanna Paisio
Con e di Susanna Paisio, regia e consulenza al testo di Carola Benedetto e Luciana Ciliento. Recital e workshop CANTA ARLECCHINO! per bambini dai 4 ai 9 anni. Canzoni e filastrocche musicate e arrangiate per chitarra Arlecchino è stato cacciato dal padrone, che lo ha sorpreso nascosto in cantina a mangiare le sue salsicce. Dopo mille […]
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Unique Forms of Continuity in Space
Talk by Rosalind McKever Umberto Boccioni’s 1913 sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space is one of the most iconic artworks of the twentieth century. The fame of this Futurist masterpiece within Italy, where it appears on the 20-cent coin, has spread worldwide thanks to bronze casts in museums from Tate Modern to the Museum […]
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