"The Afrikaner": A South African novel with an Italian twist
Updated: Apr 20, 2021
The Dante Alighieri Society of Ottawa
presents
Arianna Dagnino's novel THE AFRIKANER
"A powerful tale of human connection set in the great African wilderness."
An interview with the author & with
Dr. Stefano Gulmanelli, President of the Dante Society of BC
THURSDAY, April 29, 2021
IN ENGLISH – ON ZOOM
at 4:30 pm (PST)
FREE ADMISSION
Or write to: info@dantesocietybc.ca
For this book & audiobook presentation, Arianna Dagnino will be joined by Dr. Stefano Gulmanelli, who worked with her in South Africa & teaches Sociology of Identity and Sociology of Migration at the University of British Columbia. The conversation will span from intercultural relations, multiculturalism in Canada & South Africa, to the relationship between science & the notion of magic, through the eyes of an Italian writer & an Italian scholar
In April 2021, The Afrkaner was launched in audiobook format, superbly narrated by South African voice actor Dennis Kleinman, as well in German translation with the title "Die Afrikaanerin" (PalmArt Press, Berlin, 2021).
Dr. Arianna Dagnino is also the Cultural Events Coordinator of the Dante Society of BC.
