Presentation of the book ‘Conversation in Seville’ by Vicenzo Consolo
As part of the tribute to the figure of Vincenzo Consolo, the Three Cultures of the Mediterranean Foundation will present ‘Conversation in Seville’ on Tuesday 28th of April at 19.30 h. The book has been edited by Miguel Ángel Cuevas, poet and professor at the University of Seville.
‘Conversation in Seville’ -a book which inevitably reminds us of ‘Conversations in Sicily’ by Elio Vittorini- collects some interviews and interventions held in several forums in Seville in 2004, when the University of Seville paid tribute to the writer coinciding with his ‘70th + 1’ birthday (the events had been planned for his 70th birthday but were postponed until the following year due to budgetary constraints). The book -of just 67 pages- is the perfect starting point to approach the thinking and attitude towards the world of one of the leading intellectuals in the Mediterranean.
Miguel Ángel Cuevas, editor of the book, will talk about this edition with Francisco Lira, from La Carbonería Publishing,
Vincenzo Consolo (1933-2012)
Having been born in Sant’Agata di Militello (Sicily), facing the Aeolian Islands, he is therefore very well acquainted with Sicily, an island which smells of blood and jasmine, as we read in one of his texts. Among his books we can find novels with a historical-metaphorical tone like ‘Il sorriso dell’ignoto marinaio’ (1956), ‘Retablo’ (1987), ‘Nottetempo, casa per casa ‘ (1992) or ‘Lo spasimo di Palermo’ (1998); quasi-recollection stories such as ‘Le pietre di Pantalica’ (1988) and ‘L’olivo e l’olivastro’ (1994); and plays like ‘Lunaria’ (1985) and ‘Catarsi’ (1989).