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The Swallows of Lunetto - a Reading and Discussion with Author Joseph Fasano

The Swallows of Lunetto - a Reading and Discussion with Author Joseph Fasano In-Person

Award-winning poet, novelist and songwriter Joseph Fasano will read from his latest work, The Swallows of Lunetto.

The Swallows of Lunetto follows a young couple who, escaping from Italian fascism during the end of the Second World War, settle in war-ravaged Lunetto, a provincial village in Italy's Calabria region, in the summer of 1945. When Alexandra meets a masked figure in the streets of Lunetto, she cannot imagine what she will learn about history and her place in it.

A limited number of copies of The Swallows of Lunetto will be available to purchase. A percentage of the proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the Friends of the Greenburgh Library. If you would like to reserve a copy of the book, please email Nicole at nguenkel@greenburghlibrary.org.

Date:
Saturday, December 3, 2022
Time:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Time Zone:
Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Multipurpose Room
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Joseph Fasano is an American novelist, poet, and songwriter.  His novels include The Swallows of Lunetto (Maudlin HouseEvent image preview, 2022) and The Dark Heart of Every Wild Thing (Platypus Press, 2020), which was named one of the "20 Best Small Press Books of 2020."  His books of poetry include The Crossing (2018), Vincent (2015), Inheritance(2014), and Fugue for Other Hands (2013).  His honors include the Cider Press Review Book Award, the Rattle Poetry Prize, seven Pushcart Prize nominations, and a nomination for the Pulitzer Prize.  More information can be found at josephfasano.net.
 

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