Journalist, essayist, novelist – his path began in childhood with a compliment from his father. “There is something divine in doing, in creating. And if that is missing, it becomes rubbish of little value.” His encounter with García Márquez: “Like him, I practised journalism for eleven years with great dedication and intense enthusiasm”

This same force ‘crushes just as ruthlessly’ those who fall under its yoke as it ‘ruthlessly intoxicates those who possess it or believe they possess it’. Simone Weil’s work explores the very close link between power and self-determination that defines the human condition

Summer 2026: time for a re-read. Don’t wait until spring to rediscover Bandini and his struggle with life

A lofty poetic style, far removed from the digitised and hyper-connected world, yet still capable of stirring deep emotions. The American writer’s biting voice returns in this volume edited by Benedetta Centovalli

After a hiatus of several years, caused first by the economic crisis and then by the war, the festival dedicated to the Polish-Jewish author is back. Among the key themes of the event is the complex relationship between Warsaw and Kyiv