After an appointment dedicated to the memory of Pino Daniele, thanks to the book by the writer Gianni Valentino, entirely dedicated to the great Neapolitan musician, the second appointment will touch the city of Naples from another point of view.
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Reading, writing, books are always vehicles of knowledge and understanding. Sharing this knowledge is spreading and creating moments of comparison and dialogue.
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In this direction, “Palomar. Scritture telescopiche” was born, a series of literary events that will end on April 10. Three meetings in which guests from the world of literature, music, entertainment and sports will follow one another for the presentation of three different books, told in a dynamic way. Palomar is a character much desired by the writer Italo Calvino, born from his literary creativity and his brilliant mind. The author gave him the name of a famous astronomical observatory to signify that contemporary reality, nature and human attitudes are observed, from afar, like a careful telescope.
The second event, scheduled for March 21 at 18.30:16 p.m., will feature journalist Gianfranco Coppola, who will present the book “Captains forever. Stories and legends of champions with the armband. From Naples to the great Italian clubs”. Coppola, in addition to being a well-known Rai journalist, is also the president of the Italian Sports Press Union. On this occasion, the meeting will be hosted by Gino Aveta, a well-known Rai television and radio author. Marco Lo Basso and Giuseppe Bruscolotti, a former Italian footballer and sports manager, will also be present at this event. Bruscolotti has tied his career mainly to the Napoli team, where he played for XNUMX years, five of which as team captain.
On April 10th at 11 am it will be the turn of the presentation of the book that inspired the title of the review. “Il signor Palomar e Marcovaldo a Torino” by Epifanio Ajello, who will lead guests into a fictional story whose protagonist is Palomar, a character invented by Italo Calvino, who comes out of the book that made him famous and decides to take a trip to Turin without any valid reason. It is his desire to return to the Piedmontese city where he lived as a young man for about twenty years. During this wandering he meets another character with whom he engages in dialogues about life, youth and difficult times. The author of the fascinating text is Epifanio Ajello, a teacher of modern and contemporary Italian literature at the University of Salerno. On this occasion the journalist Erminia Pellecchia will moderate the meeting. There will also be readings by the Neapolitan actor Lucio Allocca, also a director and playwright.
Some songs written by Italo Calvino will be performed by Vito Palazzo, guitarist of I Virtuosi di San Martino.
The journey through books will have as its “ferryman” Palomar, a character very dear to Italo Calvino and a metaphor for many peculiarities of the human being.
The event will take place in the Battipaglia town hall and is sponsored by the Municipality.
Friday 21 March, 18.30:XNUMX pm | SPORT
CAPTAINS FOREVER
guests
Gianfranco Coppola – USSI President
Marco Lo Basso – journalist
Giuseppe Bruscolotti - former footballer
Moderated by Gino Aveta – radio and television author
The captain of a football team represents the noblest and most romantic figure among all the heroes who live in the passion and popular imagination of football lovers. Gianfranco Coppola, a journalist of class and incurable romantic, wanted to celebrate in the book “Capitani per sempre” wonderful leaders without time and age, and therefore unforgettable. He did it in a special way, letting himself be guided by instinct, passion and heart, making use of the splendid contribution, in prose, emotions and talent, of the Great Signatures of Italian journalism, inextricably linked to champions who have made the history of our football.
A fantastic tour of Italy through the pages, starting from Naples, the city of Maradona, which with its great captain Antonio Juliano inspired Gianfranco Coppola. It continues, up and down the boot, in a beautiful collection of stories of captains, emotions and memories, without a real order of importance, but following the impulses of the heart.
A journey, also in images, made more suggestive by an exceptional partner, Panini, which with its collectible stickers has embellished and made the volume unique. The patronage of the Italian Footballers' Association and the solidarity commitment with Casa di Tonia and the Archbishop Emeritus of Naples, Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, seal the value of an idea that has become a book and therefore a testimony of the immense passion of those who have lived and live for our football. On this occasion, the former captain of the Napoli team, Giuseppe Bruscolotti, and Marco Lobasso, professional journalist and publisher of the LeVarie brand, will also be present.
Thursday, April 10, 11.00:XNUMX am | LITERATURE
MR PALOMAR AND MARCOVALDO IN TURIN
51 comics without pictures
(A Chronicle of the Fifties)
Guests
Epifanio Ajello - author
Lucio Allocca – actor, narrator
Vito Palazzo – guitar
Moderated by journalist Erminia Pellecchia
One autumn evening, Mr. Palomar emerges from his book, published in 1983 by Italo Calvino, and decides to take a short trip to Turin for no apparent reason. He returns to the Piedmontese city where he lived as a young man for about twenty years, and meets another character, Marcovaldo, who inhabited it for the period of twenty stories, written by Calvino, between 52 and 63. The two meet again and begin to retrace their lives, their shared experiences, the “difficult idylls” of the 51s, walking through the streets of today’s Turin. They confide in each other experiences, emotions, sometimes with some veiled nostalgia, and characters appear who have overcome every limit or condition of time and space. And so XNUMX short stories of encounters, dialogues, walks are born.
Article published on March 20, 2025 - 12pm
The article is very interesting and highlights the beauty of literature and music, especially when talking about artists like Pino Daniele. I hope the events are well organized and that there is good participation.
I agree with Paolo, culture is important for all of us. These events should be supported by everyone, because they help unite people through the love of books and music.
It's a pleasure to see initiatives like this that celebrate culture. I think we should all participate in supporting local authors and musicians, so we can pass on our love for culture.