Valeria Parrella on Tour
Author of For Grace Received (winner of the 2005 Renato Fusini Prize, the 2006 Zerilli-Marimò City of Rome Prize, and among the finalists for Italy’s most prestigious literary award, the Strega) Valeria Parrella will be appearing with such literary luminaries as A.M. Homes and Siri Hustvedt at numerous events in the New York area beginning this Sunday, the 13th, at the Brooklyn Book Festival. Full schedule of events below.
Valeria Parrella was born in 1974 in Naples. Since the publication in 2003 of her debut short story collection, Fly and Whale, winner of the Campiello Prize, she has been widely regarded as one of Italy's most exciting young authors. Parrella is the author of the novels The White Space (2008) and The Verdict, in addition to her prize-winning collection, For Grace Received.
WE APOLOGIZE THAT VALERIA WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND THE EVENTS SCHEDULED AT THE BROOKLYN BOOK FAIR AND THE EVENT TO BE HELD AT THE ITALIAN INSTITUTE OF CULTURE.
NOTE THAT THE EVENTS AT SETON HALL AND IDLEWILD BOOKS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED AND THE AUTHOR WILL BE PRESENT.
Brooklyn Book Festival
(Valeria will be signing copies of her book at the Europa Editions stand from 12 noon on Sunday. For further details, info@europaeditions.com)
3:00 P.M. Secrets & Lies: Three leading international writers explore family secrets, identity crises, and social connectedness in their works. With Rivka Galchen (Atmospheric Disturbances), Siri Hustvedt (The Sorrows of an American) and Valeria Parrella (For Grace Received, finalist for Italy's Strega Prize.) Followed by book signing.
Monday 14 September
Italian Institute of Culture, NY
(686 Park Avenue, New York. Tel: +1 212 879 4242)
6:00 PM: Valeria Parrella: Language and Voice. Reading and Discussion of Parrella’s prize-winning collection, For Grace Received. Introduction by director, Renato Miracco. Conversation: “Language, Voice, and Translation.” With Antony Shuagaar. Followed by book signing and reception. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday 15 September - Listen to Valeria in conversation with Leonard Lopate on WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show from 1PM
Tuesday 15 September
(Seton Hall University, 400 South Orange Avenue, South Orange, NJ. Beck Rooms of the Walsh Library).
6:00 PM: An Evening with Valeria Parrella. Conversation and Reading with Gabriella Romani. Followed book-signing and reception. Free and open to the public.
Wednesday 16 September
(12 W. 18th street (near 5th). Tel. 212 414-8888)
Book Launch Party - Reading and Reception. With Martina Testa and A.M. Homes (The End of Alice, The Safety of Objects). Welcome by David del Vecchio (Idlewild) and Kent Carroll (Europa Editions). Followed by book signing and reception. Free and open to the public.
Many thanks to The Italian Institute of Culture, New York, La Scuola d'Italia “Guglielmo Marconi”, Seton Hall University, and the Brooklyn Book Festival.