Davide Longo, thanks to the support of the Italian Cultural Institute of Montreal, will participate in Montreal in events dedicated by the Festival Metropolis bleu to contemporary Italian literature.
Friday April 25th – 7:30pm
Hotel 10 (Salle St. Laurent) 10 Sherbrooke W.
Conversation with Davide Longo – A look that investigates the world – Animation : Nicoletta Dolce
The ability to look at reality askance is the talent of the investigative duo Bramard-Arcadipane created by the great Italian crime writer Davide Longo. But this talent is both a gift and a curse, since it deprives them of something precious… Through the brilliant investigations of these two tormented beings, Davide Longo tells some significant cross-sections of Italian history. And it’s fascinating.
Event in Italian and French language / 8$ Ticket Office
Davide Longo was born in Carmagnola in 1971 and lives in Turin. Writer, screenwriter, documentary director, author of theatrical and radio texts, his novels include Un mattino a Irgalem (Marcos y Marcos 2001, Feltrinelli 2019), Il mangiatore di pietre (Marcos y Marcos 2004, Feltrinelli 2016), L’uomo verticale (Fandango 2010, Einaudi 2022). The series starring Vincenzo Arcadipane and Corso Bramard, which has achieved great success with audiences and critics, includes so far Il caso Bramard (Feltrinelli 2014, Einaudi 2021), Le bestie giovani (Feltrinelli 2018, Einaudi 2021), Una rabbia semplice (Einaudi 2021), La vita paga il sabato (Einaudi 2022) e Requiem di provincia (Einaudi 2023). In 2007 he edited the anthology for Einaudi Racconti di montagna while all his children’s books, including La vita a un tratto e La montagna pirata are published by Corraini Edizioni. In 2018 he wrote the screenplay for the film Il mangiatore di pietre played by Luigi Lo Cascio. He has written for Corriere della Sera, Repubblica, il Manifesto, Avvenire and La Stampa. He teaches writing at Scuola Holden in Turin and his books have been translated in many countries.
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