Multipli Forti: Voices from Contemporary Italian Literature | Piano Performance by Andrea Turini

The Italian Cultural Institute in New York, in collaboration with:

FUIS (Federazione Unitaria Italiana Scrittori)
THE BRIDGE Prize
Casa Italiana Zerilli- Marimò NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
CUNY Hunter College
CIMA
RIZZOLI Bookstore

Presents:
Multipli Forti: Voices from Contemporary Italian Literature
ITALIAN LITERARY FICTION FESTIVAL – 3rd EDITION
10 – 11 – 12 April 2024

Multipli Forti is a transatlantic window on major literary trends of Italian fiction, with the
participation of authors, editors, translators and readers.

Participants:
Francesca Archibugi, Annalena Benini, Matteo B. Bianchi, Giulia Calenda, Giulia Caminito,
Giancarlo De Cataldo, Viola Di Grado, Alain Elkann, Emily Greenhouse, Isabella Hammad, Rea
Hederman, Lorenza Honorati, Daniele Mencarelli, Andrea Molesini, Carmen Pellegrino,
Tommaso Pincio, Saif Raja, Loretta Santini per Ada D’Adamo, Nadeesha Uyangoda, Alice
Urciolo, Marina Valensise, Massimo Vallerani, Carlo Vecce.



FRIDAY, APRIL 12
CIMA (Center for Italian Modern Art)
10:00 a.m.
Visit to the exhibition dedicated to Nanni Balestrini, curated by Marco Scotini.
10:30 a.m.
Tommaso Pincio – Carmen Pellegrino - Matteo B. Bianchi – Michael Moore
Chairs Isabella Livorni – Alessia Valfredini.
RIZZOLI bookstore
2:00 p.m.
The Bridge Prize
With the 2023 winners - Loretta Santini for Ada D’Adamo, Isabella Hammad, Alison Cornish –
the director of John D. Calandra Italian American Institute, Anthony Tamburri and representatives
of the institutions supporting the prize. Nominees for the 2024 edition will be announced.
Chairs Fabio Finotti, Maria Ida Gaeta
3:30 p.m.
Giulia Caminito – Saif Raja – Hope Campbell Gustafson - Aaron Robertson
Chairs: Alessandro Giammei – Clara Ramazzotti
5:00 p.m.
Giancarlo De Cataldo - Daniele Mencarelli – Octavian Macewen – Alice Urciuolo
Chairs: Chiara Benetollo - Luca Briasco