In Naples Pacifico presents 'Me and my barbarian family'

In Naples Pacifico presents 'Me and my barbarian family'

Pacifico, aka Luigi “Gino” De Crescenzo, will present his latest novel, 'Io e la mia famiglia di barbari', on Thursday, September 29th in Naples at the Spazio Guarracino in Palazzo Reale (Piazza del Plebiscito, 1), on the occasion of the Elsa Morante Prize spin-off, a series of literary meetings, under the banner of "cultural spectacle" that take place within the Reading and Listening Festival, promoted by Campania dei Festival.

The meeting will be moderated by Tiuna Notarbartolo, journalist and director of the Elsa Morante Award, and Antonio Parlati, Director of Rai di Napoli and member of the Elsa Morante Award jury.

Admission is free.

Published by La nave di Teseo, in Io e la mia famiglia di barbari (I and My Barbarian Family) (176 pages - €18), Pacifico tells the story of his parents, Pia and Guido, and his family—a sort of Brancaleone army—who moved from Campania in the 60s to Milan in search of fortune and work, ultimately culminating in his own relocation to Paris. He builds the saga of emigration step by step, focusing on specific moments, situations, and gestures, brimming with humor, emotion, and love for his unusual family.

"It's a book full of glances, the ones that kids direct at adults, at their parents, who yawn, argue, toast, make imprudent purchases, hope for a promotion, put together a holiday year after year. - says Pacifico - It's a collection of minimal moments, every now and then a key scene. A gathering of good ghosts, of beloved faces, of all those who have remained in the sieve of my perforated memory.

From the cover, a shot taken around the 50s by the great interpreter of contemporary photography Nino Migliori (born in 1926), one is immediately immersed in the intimate and delicate atmosphere of the novel, which captures moments of a fragile and solid everyday life, at the same time.