The Istituto Italiano di Cultura Toronto is proud to support the participation
of award-winning Italian author
Nicola Lagioia
at the
Toronto International Festival of Authors 2024
Wednesday September 25, 2024
Masterclass | The Narrative Edge
Harbourfront Centre | | 235 Queen’s Quay W, The Loft | 5:30 PM
Pass required: Click here for tickets and details
Authors in Conversation | Fact in Fiction: Novels with True Crime
Harbourfront Centre | 235 Queen’s Quay W, Brigantine Room | 8:00 PM
Pass required: Click here for tickets and details
One of Italy’s most critically acclaimed contemporary novelists, Nicola Lagioia has been the recipient of the Volponi, Straniero and Viareggio awards. In 2015, he won the Strega Prize for Ferocity (Europa, 2017). He has been a jury member of the Venice Film Festival and was the programme director of the Turin Book Fair from 2018 to 2022. Lagioia is a contributor to Italy’s most prominent culture pages. He was born in Bari, and lives in Rome.