Chiara Mezzalama
Clara Caverzasio in conversation with authors
Saturday 10 June 2023, 17.30 · Sala Boccadoro, Montagnola
At the event LetteraTalk (in Italian), journalist Clara Caverzasio presents her guests' works and discusses current issues with them. This year, the focus is on dealing with climate change in Italian-language literature.
Guest: Chiara Mezzalama, author of Dopo la pioggia
In italian
Entrance fee: «Pay What You Want» principle
Clara Caverzasio
BIO
Chiara Mezzalama was born in Rome on September 28, 1972. She lives between Rome and Paris and has two children. A writer, translator and psychotherapist, she published her first novel Avrò Cura di Te with E/O Publishing in 2009. She wrote a diary about the terrorist attacks in Paris Voglio essere Charlie: diario minimo di una scrittrice italiana a Parigi. This book was also translated into French and Persian and was censored in Iran. The novel inspired a children's book version, Le jardin du dedans-dehors, an illustrated volume that won numerous awards and was translated into several languages. Dopo la pioggia is her third novel, published by E/O in 2021 and winner of the Premio Strega 2021. Mezzalama teaches literature at the Italian Cultural Institute in Paris and works for Leggendaria magazine and other magazines. She is a member of the Piccoli Maestri association.