“Il motorino”: Pina Calabrò’s book presented at Palazzo Alvaro

“Il motorino”: book presentation at Palazzo Alvaro

When: 16 March 2026, 17:15

Where: Palazzo Alvaro – Gilda Trisolini Library, Piazza Italia, Reggio Calabria

Admission: free

As part of the Le Prosesie series curated by Marina Neri, Pina Calabrò presents her novel “Il motorino”. The event is included in the programme Appuntamento con la Grande Bellezza. Arte, Letteratura, Storia, promoted by A.I.Par.C. National and organized in cooperation with the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria and the Rhegium Julii Cultural Circle.

The book is a crime novel set in a sleepy town of the Reggio area: through a murder that upends local life, the story explores tradition, dialect preservation and the social changes of the 1960s. The presentation will discuss literary and historical aspects and the intertwining of prose and poetry in the work.

Program

• Institutional greetings by the Mayor of the Metropolitan City
• Speech by Salvatore Timpano, President of A.I.Par.C. National ETS
• Speech by Giuseppe Bova, President of Circolo Culturale Rhegium Julii
• Lecture by Marina Neri, poet and director of the National Culture Department of A.I.Par.C.
• Concluding remarks by the author Pina Calabrò
• Coordination and moderation: Salvatore Timpano

Practical tips: arrive a few minutes early to find a seat in the Gilda Trisolini Library. The event is open to the public and recommended for those interested in literature, local history and the cultural value of historic buildings such as Palazzo Alvaro.