This event is in the past.It took place on April 8, 2026 at Maison de la Poésie.


Italian author Francesca Melandri traces an unlikely correspondence between Ukraine today and her father's 1942 Russian front, asking why we feel for some wars and not others. An intimate evening of history, memory, and uncomfortable questions at one of Paris's most atmospheric literary venues.
literary event
author interview
war correspondence
intimate venue
Tips
📖Melandri's 'Les pieds froids' publishes with Gallimard in 2026
🎤interview led by Camille Thomine
10 €
Francesca Melandri « Empathies sélectives »
Les Halles


Italian author Francesca Melandri traces an unlikely correspondence between Ukraine today and her father's 1942 Russian front, asking why we feel for some wars and not others. An intimate evening of history, memory, and uncomfortable questions at one of Paris's most atmospheric literary venues.
literary event
author interview
war correspondence
intimate venue
Tips
📖Melandri's 'Les pieds froids' publishes with Gallimard in 2026
🎤interview led by Camille Thomine
10 €
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