During these two days, 24 authors will be present to sign their works, accompanied by six speakers and singers. Visitors will also have the opportunity to discover and buy local Corsican products.
On Saturday evening, a greeting evening organized by the Federation of Corsican Groups of Marseille and Bouches-du-Rhône will liven up the day.
To close the event, a large lottery will be organized, offering numerous prizes, including two return trips to Corsica with vehicle for two couples, offered by the companies Corsica Linea and La Méridionale.
Author signings at the Corsican Book Fair in Marseille 2025 will feature a panel of talented writers: Jeanine Anziani, Hélène Bresciani, Jean-Paul Ceccaldi, Jacques Di Constanzo, René Frégni, Rolande Giacometti, Mathilde Groselle, Jacques Lagarde Carli, Jean-Baptiste Leccia, Jean-Louis Leccia, Pette Leca, Anne-Marie Mattei-Colin, Antonu Marielli, Nicolas Nasica, Jean-Pierre Orsi, Joseph Peraldi, Étienne Perfetti, Philippe Pierangeli, Jean-Pierre Poli, Marie-Ange Risticoni, Ange Rovere, Dr Jean-Pierre Simoni, Guillaume Stalloni and Gilbert Stromboni. These authors will offer visitors the opportunity to exchange and discover their works.
Below is the full program:
Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.:
10 a.m.: Opening to the public of the book exhibition and sale with the help of Corsican publishers and author signings
– 2:30 p.m./3:30 p.m.: Conference “Midnight in the city of dreams, from revolt to writing” by René FREGNI, author of around twenty works, winner of 20 literary prizes including the Gallimard readers' prize, the Paul prize Léautaud, the Jean Carrière prize. the Eugène Dabit Prize for the Populist Novel. Grand Literary Prize of Provence.
– 3:30 p.m. / 4:30 p.m.: Conference: “ Petru Rocca and A Muvra » by Jean-Pierre POLI, honorary lawyer, essayist, taken from the 2019 Corsican book.
An introductory workshop on polyphony and Corsican singing for women will be led on Saturday at 3 p.m. by Antonu MARIELLI, singing master, author, composer. Performer, writer. He has published numerous works including thematic dictionaries of the Corsican language in four volumes.
4:30 p.m./5:30 p.m.: Conference: “ From living to reading, from writing to telling, poetry for travel… » (From experience to reading from writing to narration) by Petra LECA, poet, television journalist, winner of the “Corsican Literature” prize in 2024. A collection of poetry has just been released to the public: It's the wind ».
Evening of Saturday, January 25 from 7:00 p.m.: New Year's greetings (“Capu d'annu”) with cocktail dinner, followed by songs and poetry with Antoine MARIELLI, leader of the group Diana di l'Alba, and Etienne PERFETTI, guitarist.
-Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.:
10 a.m.: Opening to the public of the book exhibition and sale with the help of Corsican publishers and author signings
-2:30 p.m./3:30 p.m.: Conference “ The strange Monsieur GIORDANI, life and work of an Ajaccio gunsmith from the belle époque “. by Jean-Louis LECCIA, divisional commissioner in reserve of the Republic, author of several reference works on Corsican weapons.
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– 3:30 p.m. / 4:30 p.m.: Conference: “ Pasquale Paoli, of light and shadow » by Ange ROVERE, associate professor of history, member of the Historical and Scientific Works Committee, editor of the journal « Corsican and Mediterranean Studies ».
-4:30 p.m./5:30 p.m.: Conference:: “ Confessions of a Corsican patriot, from the French secret services to the FLNC » by Joseph PERALDI, who will provide his testimony on the recent history of Corsican nationalism.
– 5:30 p.m.: Raffle draw: Return boat tickets offered by our partners as well as numerous prizes
Exhibition of paintings (Pat O'Bine) and photos (Hubert Barre). Pierre Juge CRESCI will exhibit his creations of playing cards and “ magnettes » on the theme of Corsica.
Photo credits: Marseille (Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 3.0)
By Hocine Bouhadjera
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