Friday, September 15 , 2017 – “For a Conviviality of Differences” was the title of the talk given by writer Abraham Yehoshua at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Città Alta, Bergamo, as part of the 2017 edition of Molte Fedi sotto lo stesso Cielo, a series of events promoted by ACLI and once again supported by Fondazione Pesenti.
Today, we are called to live in an increasingly plural society. It is necessary to build common ground and open ourselves to encounters with others. Literature has always explored the relationship between memory and identity, tracing the threads of a world enriched by diversity and pointing the way to a “conviviality of differences”, where men and women of different faiths and cultures can foster fruitful relationships in a condition of mutual respect. Interpretation provided by Paolo Noseda.
Abraham Yehoshua, born in Jerusalem in 1936, has taught at the University of Haifa and in many foreign universities. He is considered one of Israel’s most important authors. Central to his work is the issue of relations between peoples of different cultures and religions. His many writings, translated into 28 languages, have earned him numerous awards (most recently in Italy in 2012 from the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa). Among his novels: A Journey to the End of the Millennium (Einaudi 1997, reissued 2017) and The Extra (Einaudi, 2015).
His is one of those familiar voices you’ve always heard and immediately recognize. Paolo Noseda is one of Italy’s most renowned and respected interpreters. Over the years, he has translated the words of many of the most famous figures from the worlds of show business, politics, and international culture. His talent has been honed word by word and is rooted in the essential trait of his profession: a deep curiosity for all that is “other.” He described the delicate role of the interpreter in his book La voce degli altri (The Voice of Others), published by Sperling & Kupfer in 2012.
CV Abraham Yehoshua (eng) www.moltefedi.it
