Barcelona. The Centre for Contemporary Culture in Barcelona hosts the writer Paolo Cognetti on Thursday, March 8th. The author will present to the public “Le otto montagne” (The Eight Mountains), the winner of the prestigious Premio Strega 2017 award. The novel has enchanted thousands of readers and has become the literary phenomenon of the year in Italy. With this novel the writer explores elements of the human condition such as loneliness, family ties, and friendship. Cognetti, from Milan and class of 1978, is the author of several novels and essays: his work has been translated in more than 36 countries. (9Colonne)
