The Trunk, A Novella
Event Details
Marco Vigevani in conversation with Jonathan Galassi and Alessandro Cassin on Alberto Vigevani’s lyrical musing The Trunk (translated by Will Schutt, CPL EDITIONS 2024). Reading by Yuval Jonas.
Reservations for this event: rsvp@primolevicenter.org
An old trunk brings to light the memory of a brief episode and captures the suspended lives of Italian Jews following the Racial Laws of 1938. Alberto Vigevani (Milan, 1918-1999) was a writer, publisher, bibliophile, and critic who wrote a range of literary works. His repertoire includes novels, short stories, and poems, all of which are enriched by his methaphoric style that elaborates on autobiographical memories. During the racial persecution, Vigevani found refuge in Switzerland and published Compagni di Settembre in Lugano in 1944 under the pseudonym Tullio Righi. This work, possibly the very first novel about the Italian partisans, holds significant historical importance.
In collaboration with Centro Primo Levi and the Italian Cultural Institute.
