In Prague, the Week of the Italian Language in the World kicked off with a novel that is rooted in Abruzzo, a land rich in popular traditions. \u00a0Donatella Di Pietrantonio presented her \u2018L\u2019arminuta\u2019, the winner of last year\u2019s Campiello Prize, at the Kavarna Retezova Literary Caf\u00e9 in Prague, as part of the events promoted by the Italian Cultural Institute. The novel was translated into Czech by Marina Feltlov\u00e1 (\u201cNavr\u00e1tilka\u201d, Argo 2018), who moderated the event.<\/p>\n
The interest shown by the Czech press and public arises from the cross-fertilization between two far-removed lands but drawn closer together by their strongly popular culture. In highlighting her ambivalent relationship with her place of birth, the writer said: \u201cEvery time I start to write, I think: \u2018this time I\u2019m going to put very little Abruzzo into it\u2019 but then it comes out almost on its own. Practically beyond my will, this land takes up a big space of its own and this tells me of the power of one\u2019s roots and origins because, after all, it\u2019s like with a tree: the roots are what keeps it standing, prop it up, but at the same time they limit and keep it still, which makes me believe that roots must absolutely never be betrayed.\u201d<\/p>\n
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