Elena Ferrante’s  THE LYING LIFE OF ADULTS: A Global Event for Readers

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An international celebration of Elena Ferrante’s new novel, hosted by the global network of Italian Cultural Institutes and Europa Editions

<h1>The Lying Life of Adults</h1><h1>A Global Event for Readers</h1><h3>Conversation – Reading – Q&amp;A</h3>Co-hosted by the Italian Cultural Institutes in <a href="http://www.iicnewyork.esteri.it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">New York</a>, <a href="https://iicwashington.esteri.it/iic_washington/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Washington</a>, <a href="https://iicchicago.esteri.it/iic_chicago/en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Chicago</a>, <a href="https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/iic_sanfrancisco/it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">San Francisco</a>, <a href="https://iiclosangeles.esteri.it/iic_losangeles/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="https://iictoronto.esteri.it/iic_toronto/it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Toronto</a>, <a href="https://iicdublino.esteri.it/iic_dublino/it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dublin</a>, <a href="https://iicmontreal.esteri.it/IIC_Montreal/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a><a href="https://iiclondra.esteri.it/iic_londra/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">London</a><a href="https://iicsydney.esteri.it/iic_sydney/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>, <a href="https://iicmadrid.esteri.it/iic_madrid/it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Madrid</a>, <a href="https://iicbarcellona.esteri.it/iic_barcellona/it/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Barcelona</a>, <a href="https://iicsydney.esteri.it/iic_sydney/en/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sydney</a> , by <a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Allen &amp; Unwin</a>, and by <a href="https://www.europaeditions.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Europa Editions</a>Join Elena Ferrante’s “star translator” Ann Goldstein and authors Nicola Lagioia (Italy, Strega Prize), Laura Pugno (La ragazza selvaggia, La metà di bosco), and Catherine Dunne (The things we know now, The Years that Followed) for a celebration of Elena Ferrante’s global readership and a conversation about her latest New York Times-bestselling novel, The Lying Life of Adults. Conversation moderated by Europa’s Editor in Chief, Michael Reynolds.<h3>The Lying Life of Adults is available now at <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455910" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Bookshop.org.</a></h3><h3>Readers in Australia and New Zealand can purchase their copy from the <a href="http://www.indies.com.au/fiction/the-lying-life-of-adults" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Australian Independent Bookseller</a> or <a href="https://www.harryhartog.com.au/new-books/the-lying-life-of-adults/9781787702400/buy-online" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Harry Hartog</a>.</h3>

Elena Ferrante readers number in the millions worldwide. She has been celebrated by authors such as Elizabeth Strout, Roberto Saviano, Lauren Groff, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and Richard Flanagan; by musicians and celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Patti Smith, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and John Waters; by well-known thought leaders like Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama. Her <a href="https://bookshop.org/a/345/9781609455057" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Neapolitan novels</a> have been made into an HBO original series; and her new novel, <a href="https://www.europaeditions.com/book/9781609455910/the-lying-life-of-adults" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">The Lying Life of Adults</a>, has been optioned by Netflix.Ferrante has been read by more people in more parts of the world than any other living Italian author and her work has sparked renewed interest in Italian literary culture.At this event, co-hosted by a global network of Italian Cultural Institutes, we celebrate not only Elena Ferrante and her new novel but also her international readership and the global work of the Italian Institutes in promoting the cultural production of Italy.The conversation will start at 3:00 pm ET / 12:00pm PT / 8:00pm BST / 9:00pm CEST and 5:00am AEST (on Wednesday, Sept 30)Registration for this event is free.<h3>PLEASE NOTE</h3>A link to join the event will be sent via email to all registered participants on the date of the event, September 29.<h2>Speakers</h2>

<h3>Ann Goldstein</h3><a href="https://pen.org/user/ann-goldstein/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">pen.org/user/ann-goldstein/</a>Ann Goldstein has translated into English all of Elena Ferrante’s books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Story of the Lost Child, which was shortlisted for the MAN Booker International Prize. She has been honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship and is the recipient of the PEN Renato Poggioli Translation Award. She lives in New York.

<h3>Nicola Lagioia</h3><a href="https://twitter.com/nicolalagioia?lang=en" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@NicolaLagioia</a><a href="https://www.roxanarobinson.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>Nicola Lagioia, born in Bari in 1973, is an editor for the Italian publisher Minimum Fax. He is the author of three novels and a collection of short stories. His books have been awarded the Strega Prize, the Premio Volponi, and the Premio Viareggio, among others. He lives in Rome. His English-language debut, Ferocity, was published in 2017 by Europa Editions.

<h3>Laura Pugno</h3><a href="http://www.laurapugno.it" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">laurapugno.it</a>Laura Pugno was born in Rome. She is the author of a collection of short stories, Sleepwalking (Sironi, 2002) and five novels: Sirene (Einaudi 2007, Marsilio 2017), Quando verrai (minimum fax, 2009), Antartide (minimum fax, 2011), La caccia (Ponte alle Grazie, 2012) La ragazza selvaggia (Marsilio, 2016), La metà di bosco (Marsilio 2018). She has also published two essay collections, In territorio selvaggio (Nottetempo 2018) and Oracolo manuale per poete e poeti, with Giulio Mozzi (Sonzogno 2020). Her collections of poetry include: Il colore oro (Le Lettere, 2007), La mente paesaggio (Perrone, 2010), Bianco (Nottetempo, 2016), I legni (Pordenonelegge 2018), L’alea (Perrone 2019) and Noi (Amos 2020).

<h3>Catherine Dunne</h3><a href="https://twitter.com/DunneCatherine" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@DunneCatherine</a>Catherine Dunne is the author of nine novels including The Things We Know Now, which won the Giovanni Boccaccio International Prize for Fiction in 2013 and was shortlisted for the Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards, and The Way the Light Falls, which was shortlisted for the International Strega Prize in 2019. She was recently long-listed for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction Award 2015. Her work has been translated into several languages. She lives in Dublin.

<h3>Michael Reynolds</h3><a href="https://twitter.com/reynoldsmichael" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@reynoldsmichael</a>Michael Reynolds is the Editor in Chief at Europa Editions. He is also an author and a translator whose published translations include three historical mysteries by Carlo Lucarelli, and Viola Di Grado's prize-winning novel, 70% Acrylic 30% Wool. Reynolds was born in Australia and now lives in New York.

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