Prof. Montaigne and then Kureishi on «la Lettura»- Corriere.it

How to become a writer: Montaigne’s Essays are (also) an example of training in writing and style. Alessandro Piperno writes about it in the new issue of «la Lettura», #604, previewed on the App on Saturday 24th and on newsstands on Sunday 25th, in a focus that proposes various examples of «author training». Another intimate look that follows the growth of an author is the epistolary: of the letters of Paul Verlaine, collected in the volume Correspondence (Aragno), writes Daniele Piccini in the supplement.

Other French authors, but contemporary. There are the European conflicts of the twentieth century, and references to the current ones, in Adrien Bosc’s book The volunteer (Guanda), on the participation of the philosopher Simone Weil in the Spanish war: the author talks about it to Elisabetta Rosaspina. And in Stefano Montefiori’s interview with Laurent Mauvignier, the writer explains the construction of his thriller The birthday party (Feltrinelli). The volume is dedicated to pseudonyms and their hiding places of great writers In the shadow of a name (EduCatt), the result of the Cattolica publishing laboratory led by Roberto Cicala: the teacher tells it, with some students.

Among the topics in the issue: the idea of ​​the demographer Roberto Volpi, to reverse the course of the demographic collapse in Italy. And the 90th birthday of Michelangelo Pistoletto, interviewed by Gianluigi Colin: the artist offers «la Lettura» the image of his body «covered» with QR codes that reveal his artistic development. Another reflection comes from Hanif Kureishi (in the photo), who kept a diary during the months of hospitalization in Italy, with the help of family and friends: with his son Sachin Kureishi, the writer signs a reflection on ChatGPT, robots and his concern for the future of writing. The Theme of the Day on Saturday 24 June, by Paola De Carolis, is also dedicated to Kureishi, the digital-only extra newspaper of the «La Lettura» App.

In addition to the Theme of the Day and the most recent number of the preview insert already on Saturdays, the «La Lettura» App for smartphones and tablets also offers the archive of all the issues released since 2011. Subscribing to the App costs €3.99 a month or €39.99 a year, with one week free. The subscription can also be subscribed from the desktop starting from this page. For subscribers, the contents are also visible from PCs and Macs starting from their Profile page. Furthermore, a one-year subscription to the App can be given as a gift via the web from here or by purchasing a Gift Card in Librerie.coop.