PRESS RELEASE (4/07/2016)
Tuesday, July 5 a Loano will kick off the fifth edition of the exhibition “Culture Tuesdays”, promoted by the’Department of Tourism, Culture and Sports of the City of Loano and curated by the I.So THeatre in collaboration with the Mondadori Bookstore of Loano.
Summer is the best time to devote yourself to reading, and this initiative in Loano will offer the opportunity to get to know and approach writers and literary genres.
It will be the Prince's Garden to host the review every Tuesday, at 6 p.m. Conducting the meetings with the authors will be Graziella Frasca Gallo, accompanied by the musical notes performed by Maestro Roberto Sinito.
The exhibition will kick off with Maria Masella. The author will share interesting facts and anecdotes about the Commissioner Antonio Mariani, the protagonist of a highly successful cycle (fifteen novels and three short stories) published by Frilli Editori. The good response obtained by the character led to the sale of rights for the production of a television drama.
“When I wrote Death at home, – explains Maria Masella – starring the commissioner Antonio Mariani (and his wife, Francesca Lucas), I didn't expect it to start a series. Each novel is a complete story, but reading them in the correct order also allows you to grasp the evolution of the character and his family relationships. I recommend reading them in this order: First, Death at Home, The Doubt, The Secret Cause, The Fortune Teller of Via Venti, Days Counted, The Black Heart Case, I Know, Last Call for Mariani, Mariani and the Unsolved Case, Recita per Mariani, Celtique, Mariani allo specchio, Mariani e le mezze verità, Mariani e le porte chiuse.”
Maria Masella also known by the pseudonym Mary M. Riddle, was born in Genoa. With a degree in Mathematics, she taught for many years at a scientific high school.
Her writing career began with the publication of some of her spy stories in the series Mondadori's top secret but then changed genres several times, writing fantasy, mystery, and romance stories and novels set in both historical and contemporary settings.
She has participated several times in the Mystfest in Cattolica, and has won awards in two editions (1987 and 1988). Two of her stories were finalists for the Tolkien Prize.
The review “Culture Tuesdays” will continue the July 12 with the novel “As if love were enough” which will feature the writer Patrizia Emilitri. The July 19 Cristina Rava will present the detective novel “When the Shadows End” and the July 26, Andrea Vitali will present the novel to the public in Loano “Kafka's apples.”.
At August Will be guests of the review Bruno Morchio with “Fragile truths (August 2), Margherita Oggero with “Girl Across the Way” (August 9), Lorenzo Beccati with “Aenigma” (August 16), Raffaella Romagnolo “The Wrong Daughter” (August 30).
The event will be rounded off by the “Poetry and Music” meeting, with readings of verses by Graziella Frasca Gallo accompanied by music and songs performed by the Master Roberto Sinito.
All meetings will close with the’aperitif.
