{"id":122493,"date":"2024-09-03T17:10:57","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:10:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/\/2024\/09\/igiaba-scego-in-tour-in-brasile\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T17:58:40","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T15:58:40","slug":"igiaba-scego-in-tour-in-brasile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/sala_stampa\/archivionotizie\/diplomazia-culturale\/2024\/09\/igiaba-scego-in-tour-in-brasile\/","title":{"rendered":"Igiaba Scego on tour in Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beloved by Brazilian readers as well, the Italian-Somali writer Igiaba <strong>Scego<\/strong> returned to Brazil on 6 August for a series of <strong>events<\/strong> to present the <strong>Portuguese translation<\/strong> of her latest novel, \u201c<strong>Cassandra a Mogadiscio<em>\u201d<\/em><\/strong>. Shortlisted for the <strong>2023 Strega Prize<\/strong>, the novel is simultaneously a letter, a historical testimony, and a family genealogy. Through a narrative that moves between past and present, the author explores <strong>diasporic identity<\/strong> and the <strong>central role of women<\/strong> in historical events. The protagonist of the novel grapples with the weight of family memories and a Somalia that is both <strong>distant<\/strong> and deeply <strong>rooted<\/strong> in her identity.<\/p>\n<p>The book has been acclaimed for its ability to give voice to often untold experiences, shedding light on the complexities of a fragmented <strong>cultural heritage<\/strong>. The author will be in Brazil until 5 September, visiting <strong>Salvador<\/strong>, <strong>S\u00e3o Paulo, Campinas, Araraquara, Rio de Janeiro, <\/strong>and<strong> Paracatu.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Beloved by Brazilian readers as well, the Italian-Somali writer Igiaba Scego returned to Brazil on 6 August for a series of events to present the Portuguese translation of her latest novel, \u201cCassandra a Mogadiscio\u201d. Shortlisted for the 2023 Strega Prize, the novel is simultaneously a letter, a historical testimony, and a family genealogy. Through a [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":122488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[418],"tags":[398,32],"class_list":["post-122493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diplomazia-culturale","tag-america-latina-e-caraibi","tag-diplomazia-culturale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122494,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122493\/revisions\/122494"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/122488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esteri.it\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}