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“Fables from the Dictatorship”: a homage to Leonardo Sciascia - ENG - IIC Dublin 30.11.2021

In the context of the celebrations for the centenary from the birth of Leonardo Sciascia, anti-fascist Italian writer, essayist and playwright, the Italian Institute of Culture in Dublin hosted, Tuesday 30th November 2021, the launch of the English translation of his volume “Favole della dittatura”, published in 1950 and translated for the first time by Ann Goldstein with the title “Fables from the Dictatorship”. A selection of qualified writers and scholars, including Joe Farrell, Mark Chu, Enrica Maria Ferrara, Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin e Serena Todesco, presented the historical and linguistic context of the work and translator Ann Goldstein read some extracts from the "Fables". Event in English. Programme: Joe Farrell - Sciascia's Fables: First work or pre-history? Mark Chu - “The Favole della dittatura in their political and literary context” Serena Todesco - “Reading Sciascia from the Margins” Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin - “The Acid Test of Wisdom: Does It Translate?” Enrica Maria Ferrara - “Animality and Performance in “Fables from the Dictatorship” Ann Goldstein - reading an excerpt of “Fables from the Dictatorship” Info: https://iicdublino.esteri.it/iic_dubl...