The Municipality of Torricella Peligna (Province of Chieti), within the framework of the cultural festivals John Fante Festival “Il dio di mio padre” [“My Father’s God”] and Piccolo Festival delle Spartenze Migrazioni e Cultura [Small Festival of Departures, Migrations, and Culture], has launched a literary competition for unpublished stories, aime...
READ MOREDear friends, as you know we do not stop even in August, and this is the editorial for the hottest month of the year. We are working on some new things that will see the light of day soon, and I hope to be able to announce some of these new things as early as next month. On July 29 I had the honor and pleasure of attending the John Fante Festival,...
READ MOREOne book about talented people from the Abruzzo Region of Italy living abroad would surely be welcomed. Two books on that topic would be enough. And three would definitely be too many! However, author Dom Serafini, an Abruzzo native who’s lived in New York City for decades, does not want to do a disservice to the additional 58 deserving personaliti...
READ MOREDal 19 al 22 agosto a Torricella Peligna in Abruzzo torna il JOHN FANTE FESTIVAL “Il dio di mio padre”, diretto da Giovanna Di Lello, giunto alla sua XVI edizione. La manifestazione, fin dalla prima edizione, è organizzata dal Comune di Torricella Peligna per ricordare e omaggiare lo scrittore americano John Fante (1909-1983), il cui padre Nicola e...
READ MORECiao from Rome, my dear friends readers of We the Italians. Spring has come, the contagion is slowing down, the vaccination campaign is accelerating and Italy, at least from this point of view, is actually going in the right direction. We even reopened to American tourists, and about that, We the Italians is preparing a beautiful surprise for all o...
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