The Italian Institute of Culture organises, for the third consecutive year, the Festival of Italian and Irish Literature in Ireland – FIILI – in partnership with Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann and Trinity College Dublin and with the support of Literature Ireland, Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation and The Society for Italian Studies.
The third edition will focus on the theme ‘IN OTHER WOR(L)DS’ and will include a rich series of conversations with Italian and Irish authors. Download here the full programme.
The first day, Friday 26 September, (at the Institute) will be dedicated to translation and the meeting with the author Joseph O’ Connor. The second day, Saturday 27 September (at Regent House – Trinity College Dublin) will host various thematic meetings with simultaneous Italian-English-Italian translation.
Confirmed attending guest writers and translators:
Alessandro Baricco
Joseph O’ Connor
Stefania Auci
Naoise Dolan
Nadia Terranova
Justine McCarthy
Claudia Durastanti
Darran Anderson
Marco Balzano
Christine Dwyer Hickey
Silvio Perrella
Giovanni Fasanella
Aifric Mac Aodha
Gian Maria Annovi
Kimberly Campanello
Katherine Gregor
Elvira Grassi
Howard Curtis
This is a free event with no reservation required. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to availability. For the launch event featuring Alessandro Baricco, please reserve your spot via Eventbrite.
The Festival is (part) funded from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences Events Fund of Trinity College Dublin.
PROGRAMME
LAUNCH
Thu 11th September 2025
MoLI – Museum of Literature Ireland
86 St Stephen’s Green – Dublin 2
6.30pm – 8.00pm
Alessandro Baricco: Writing on the Edge of the Wor(l)d
in conversation with Enrica Ferrara
In Italian and English
DAY 1
Fri 26th September 2025
Istituto Italiano di Cultura – 11 Fitzwilliam Sq. East – Dublin 2
4.30pm – 6.00pm
Translation – Wor(l)ds Apart: Translating Regional Variety with Elvira Grassi, Katherine Gregor, Howard Curtis
moderated by James Hadley
In English
6.00pm – 7.30pm
Joseph O’ Connor: Wor(l)ds of Resistance
in conversation with Catherine Dunne
In English
DAY 2
Sat 27th September 2025
Regent House-Trinity College Dublin Main Campus Archway (Front Square)
In Italian and English with simultaneous translation
10.15am – 11.45am
Poetry – A Kaleidoscope of Voices: the Wor(l)ds of Poetry with Aifric Mac Aodha, Silvio Perrella, Kimberly Campanello, Gian Maria Annovi
moderated by Viviana Fiorentino
12.00pm – 1.00pm
Fiction – Home and Other Wor(l)ds with Marco Balzano and Christine Dwyer Hickey
moderated by Stiliana Milkova
1.10pm – 2.00pm LUNCH BREAK
Film Screening – “Camilleri sono…” documentary film on the Italian author Andrea Camilleri 50 min
ITA SUB ENG
2.15pm – 3.15pm
Non Fiction – Wor(l)ds of Change with Justine McCarthy and Giovanni Fasanella
moderated by Marco Gioacchini
3.30pm – 4.30pm
Fiction – Identities: Exploring New Wor(l)ds with Claudia Durastanti and Naoise Dolan
moderated by Sinéad Mac Aodha
4.45pm – 5.30pm
Interview – Nadia Terranova: My Life in Books
in conversation with Catherine Dunne
5.45pm – 6.45pm
Fiction – The Wor(l)d of Family with Stefania Auci and Darran Anderson
moderated by Enrica Ferrara
