11/13/2024
By Monica Melo

The Department of World Languages and Cultures Italian program at UMass Lowell (UML) is honored to welcome Nobel Prize nominee for literature Dacia Maraini. Join us for a conversation with Maraini on her work and her lifelong commitment to social justice, with a focus on her last book, "Vita Mia" (2023), a memoir based on her childhood experiences as a prisoner in a Japanese internment camp during World War II.

November 20 at 5 p.m.
Allen House 2 Solomont Way, Lowell, Mass.
This event is free of charge and open to the public. The conversation will be conducted in English and moderated by Prof. Fabiana Viglione, assistant teaching professor of Italian at UML.

Born in 1936, Dacia Maraini is one of the most acclaimed authors of contemporary Italian literature. In her work, Maraini explores themes of social and political (in)justice, feminism and women’s rights, oppression, and identity. She is the author of over twenty novels, many short stories, poetry, screenplays, essays, and reportages. Maraini’s work has been translated into many languages, making her an influential figure in contemporary literature. Thanks to her vast contribution to literature and her commitment to social issues Maraini has won numerous prestigious awards, and she was a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2012.

For more information please contact, Fabiana_Viglione@uml.edu.