Mar. 24 – Passa Porta, the international house of literature in the heart of Brussels, celebrates its tenth anniversary with the fifth edition of “Passa Porta Festival.” The biennial event has grown over the years and has been become one of the biggest European literary festival. Scheduled for March 26-29, the multilingual festival is a place to exchange, dialogue and discover. The central theme of 2015 is “Now & Then,” chosen to explore the relationship between literature and time. As part of the festival, the Italian Cultural Institute in Brussels has invited two of the greatest Italian contemporary novelists: Walter Siti and Andrea Canobbio. The two have had their books translated into French and / or Dutch. Jacques de Decker meets Canobbio on Sunday, March 29 at 1.30pm. Canobbio present his book “Presentimento” (Rome, Nottetempo, 2007) as well as his latest novel “Tre anni luce” (Milano, Feltrinelli, 2013). Best known for his novels which criticize Italian society through homosexual love stories, Siti will instead present his latest novel “Resistere non serve a niente” (for which he received the Premio Strega in 2013). The meeting with Siti is scheduled w on Sunday 29, at 2.30pm. The appointment is in Brussels, Beursschouwburg, Gouden Zaal theater hall, rue Auguste Orts. (Red)
