Speakers

Jonathan Safran Foer, born in Washington, D.C. in 1977, is a novelist, short story writer, and essayist. He debuted in 2002 with Everything Is Illuminated, followed by Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2005) and Here I Am (2016).

Garth Risk Hallberg, born in Louisiana in 1978, debuted with A Field Guide to the North American Family (2007) and achieved international recognition with City on Fire (2015), a multi-character novel set in 1970s New York City.

Joshua Cohen, born in Atlantic City in 1980, is a novelist, essayist, and critic. He is the author of Witz (2010), Book of Numbers (2015), and Moving Kings (2017).

Nicola Lagioia, born in Bari in 1973, debuted with the novel Tre sistemi per sbarazzarsi di Tolstoj (2001), followed by Occidente per principianti and Riportando tutto a casa (Viareggio Prize 2010).

Walter Siti, born in Modena in 1947, is a writer, literary critic, and academic. He has taught contemporary Italian literature at various Italian universities and edited the works of Pier Paolo Pasolini for Mondadori’s «I Meridiani» series.