This event is in the past.It took place on April 22, 2026 at Italian Cultural Institute.
Paolo Giordano, Italy's youngest Premio Strega winner, returns to the novel that rewired his brain at nineteen. Join him for a conversation about how David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest shaped his own literary voice, with critic Christian Lorentzen.
literary discussion
Italian-American dialogue
author talk
book lovers
Tips
🏛️"an island of Italy in Manhattan"
Paolo Giordano on Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace
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Paolo Giordano, Italy's youngest Premio Strega winner, returns to the novel that rewired his brain at nineteen. Join him for a conversation about how David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest shaped his own literary voice, with critic Christian Lorentzen.
literary discussion
Italian-American dialogue
author talk
book lovers
Tips
🏛️"an island of Italy in Manhattan"
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