From November 28-30, 2024, at the Ex Manifattura Tabacchi in Cagliari, the International Travel Literature Festival returns for its eighth edition. A unique event that celebrates the fascination of writing and reading related to the theme of travel declined in all its forms.
Under the artistic direction of journalist Virginia Saba, the festival is a unique opportunity to meet top authors and discover inspiring stories, places and words.
This year’s edition includes a publishing fair, seminars, book presentations and workshops dedicated to reading and creative writing. The event closes on Friday and Saturday with a DJ set to combine music and culture in a dynamic and creative environment.
In addition to the main events in Cagliari, the festival also includes “Off” events in the towns of Serri, Selargius and Teti.
Schedule for November 28, 29 and 30
Cagliari, Nov. 28
9:30 a.m. / Workshop
Journalistic writing, meeting with students by Alessandro Aramu
11:30 a.m. / Meeting
Art and technique between AI and quantum, meeting with Marco Ferrante and Giacomo Cao dialogue with Virginia Saba
17.00 / Seminar
The Age of Digital Publishing, presentation of the book Digital Publishing (Arkadia 2024), by and with Silvano Tagliagambe, Luigi Contu, Raimondo Schiavone, Virginia Saba dialogue with Anthony Muroni
6 p.m. / Literature, writing and travel.
Edgardo Scott, Wayfarers (Italo Svevo, 2023) and Marco Ferrante, Return to Apulia (Bompiani 2024) dialogue with Virginia Saba
7:00 p.m. / Presentation
Black September (La Nave di Teseo 2024) by and with Sandro Veronesi, dialogues with Anthony Muroni
8 p.m. / Performance
They were the years, a performance based on the novel by Daniele Congiu with Michela Atzeni (voice) and Ivana Busu (music) introduces the author
Cagliari, Nov. 29
17.00 / Presentation
Paolo Ciampi, Pinocchio’s Dad (Arkadia 2023) dialogues with Daniele Congiu
6:00 p.m. / Presentation
Alessandro Di Battista, Inconvenient Truths (Paper First, 2023) dialogues with Raimondo Schiavone
6:55 p.m. / Meeting
Francesca Fagnani, Journey Among the Beasts dialogues with Virginia Saba
7 p.m. / Meeting
From Mare Fuori to Maybe Another, with Michele Zatta and Vincenzo Ferrera dialoguewith Virginia Saba
8 p.m. / Djset
Cagliari, Nov. 30
9:30 a.m. / Workshop
Telling distant worlds with writing, dialogue with Naman Tarcha of “Arabesc” magazine, meeting with students. Edited by Alessandro Aramu
4:45 p.m. / Presentation
Women’s Writings, dialogue with Elena Rui, Affetti non desiderati (Arkadia 2024) and Romina Casagrande, L’eredità di villa Freiberg (Garzanti 2023) dialogue with Angelica Grivel Serra
5:30 p.m. / Meeting
Veronica Gentili, A journey through contemporary society dialogues with Virginia Saba
6:15 p.m. / Presentation
Diego De Silva, The End Titles of a Life Together (Einaudi 2024) dialogues with Silvia Grassi
7:00 p.m. / Presentation
Antonella Lattanzi, Cose che si raccontano (Einaudi 2023) dialogues with Silvia Grassi
8 p.m. / Djset
november 25 / 4:30 p.m. / serri
Serri-Social Center
Literary meeting with students accompanies event
Ilario Carta
Nov. 26 / 10:30 a.m. / selargius
Selargius-Istituto comprensivo Alighieri,
Literary meeting with students
accompanies the event
Daniele Congiu
Nov. 27 / 5:30 p.m. / thetis
Teti-Council Room
Literary meeting with students
accompanies the event
Nicolo Migheli
