Ragazze di Palermo - An Evening for & with Dacia Maraini on her 90th Birthday

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Moderation: Andreas Pfeifer (ORF)
Reading: Ulrike Kriener She is the grande dame of contemporary Italian literature and a fearless feminist intellectual: Dacia Maraini. She spent part of her childhood in a Japanese internment camp, later grew up in Sicily, and has been shaping Italian literature since the 1960s. On her 90th birthday, her story "Ragazze di Palermo" from 2007 is now published in German for the first time (Folio Verlag / translated by Ingrid Ickler). It is the story of five girls growing up in post-war Palermo. Amid poverty, social conventions, and the desire for change, their friendship becomes a safe space and a blueprint for a self-determined life. An evening celebrating friendship and freedom – tanti auguri, cara Dacia Maraini! ADMISSION: EURO 20.- / 10.-
STREAM TICKETS: EURO 8.- EVENT LANGUAGES: ITALIAN & GERMAN Organizer: Stiftung Literaturhaus / in cooperation with Münchner Bücherschau & Istituto Italiano di Cultura München Additional information:
Foyer bar from 7 pm

Highlights

• Reading by Ulrike Kriener
• Moderation by Andreas Pfeifer (ORF)
• Dacia Maraini celebrates her 90th birthday

General Information

On the occasion of Dacia Maraini's 90th birthday, a reading will be held at Literaturhaus München. The event features her story "Ragazze di Palermo" and discusses friendship and freedom in post-war Palermo. Ticket prices vary, and stream tickets are also available.

Location

Salvatorplatz 1, 80333 München, Germany

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