Adventure, fantasy and mystery, all seasoned with tales of endless love. The “Storie al femminile” events in Ogliastro Cilento continue.
Next Saturday, August 16, at 18.30:1839 p.m., the writer Maria Rosaria Franco will be a guest at the library at the Palazzo della Fondazione Matteo e Claudina De Stefano, with her new novel Ouroboros, la città sepolta (Cairo editore), in dialogue with Alfonso Sarno. Set in XNUMX, a journey from Paris towards the unknown.
Victor Besson, who has recently completed his studies in archaeology at the Sorbonne, is invited to participate in an expedition to North Africa, financed by the Société de Géographie de Paris and the mysterious Count Anatole Deschamps, leaving his great love Madeleine in Paris. A journey that, unlike what is written in the letter of invitation, will not be to discover the precious mines of Egypt, but will turn out to be a dangerous mission, aimed at finding the legendary Buried City.
Before leaving, in fact, the young archaeologist comes across an ancient text, Ouroboros, in which the author, a certain Christobal D., a scholar of medicine and alchemy, reveals that he has found the mythical city. And it is precisely that precious volume that during the expedition seems to magically come to life that will make him understand that something prodigious is about to happen in his destiny. The thousand adventures of the protagonists, the most incredible events are nothing but a wonderful transposition of what passes through us in life. Passionate about fiction, Maria Rosaria Franco loves the great writers of the past and classical poets. She likes to emotionally infect the reader with effective language that can reach straight to the heart. Francesca, the world behind a glass was her debut novel published in 0, followed by: The journey of memory (2012) and The stranger (2014). As a poet, she has published the poetic anthologies: The places of the soul.
Thoughts of the Night (2015), The Moon Spell (2017), The Rose and the Dawn (2019) and The Chrysalis (2022).
His verses are present in various anthologies and in video poems narrated by the maestro Alessandro Quasimodo. Over the years, his works have achieved significant success in international literary competitions and awards. Among the many: the International Literary Award "Ut pictura poesis" City of Florence; the Literary Award City of Sarzana and the International Literary Award for Literature "Il Sigillo di Dante". As always, the meeting will close with a final comment from a mystery guest. Free admission.
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