The Cinema Auditorium Zambra in Ortona (Ch) hosts the presentation of Oceans (Radici edizioni), the novel by the author and journalist Fabio Iuliano: this is the first presentation of the calendar dedicated to the “May of Books” in collaboration with the Modern Bookshop, Fabulinus&Minerva by Micaela Ortolano. Therefore, on May 2nd at 6.30 pm, Unaltroteatro (by Lorenza Sorino and Arturo Scognamiglio) will welcome the author and the public in the foyer for Oceans which tells the journey of a young musician, who retraces his memories through the music and places of the past, to return to relive what was the most important night for him. And also for this new event there will be music to accompany the presentation. Oceans is a story that smacks of saudade and serendipity, of salt from the North Seas, of love and second thoughts, of old and new encounters. It is the story of Simone, of his life as a blogger and musician that flows at a slow pace, until a wave tears him away from the soft present in which he has taken refuge. Swansea, Rome, Lisbon. Three cities and three times, to illuminate with the spotlight the segment of the stage occupied by those who try to leave behind the scars of Paris and the memory of “that” night. It is an introspective journey in search of oneself. «Don’t you realize how much every single moment is immersed in the eternal? Yet we always have the impression that time escapes us, like the earth beneath our steps. Every aspect of life marks this moment: the breeze of dawn, the sound of the sea, the cars racing towards the Marina. Senses tired after six in the evening. My point is that for the inhabitants of Oystermouth Cemetery, life has already run its course. It is we, in our changing being, in our small daily changes who have, or at least delude ourselves into having, the flow that runs through our veins. And this makes us anxious. The anxiety of not being able to keep the promises we have made to ourselves. We are not afraid of dying, but afraid of living a life that, ultimately, is just a dragon’s dream. Some days I feel like I’m swinging upside down from a bridge and suffer from reverse dizziness.”
Fabio Iuliano
Journalist, teacher of foreign languages, collaborations include the Ansa agency and the Centro (formerly L’Espresso-Finegil Editoriale group newspaper). In the past he worked in Paris and Milan with Eurosport and Canal +. As a blogger, in addition to having followed various international sporting events, from the Universiade (in Europe and Asia) to the Race Across America – the crazy cycling race from one end of the United States to the other – he has conducted some investigations on immigration with reports in Italy, Romania and Morocco. In 2007 he won the Polidoro journalistic award. In 2016 he signed “New York, Andalusia del Cemento – the journey of Federico García Lorca from the land of flamenco to the streets of jazz” (Aurora editions), the following year Lithium 48, again for the same publishing house, then in 2023 Oceans for Radici editions. Sports and music tourist, he has run the Majors marathons in New York, London, Berlin, Chicago and is a finisher of Ironman 70.3. He plays alternative rock and is a member of Rockin’1000, the biggest rock band in the world with which he has also given concerts in the stadiums of Paris and Madrid.
Social @fabioiuliano, @Motasemper; website www.fabioiuliano.it
At the end of the appointment there will be a convivial moment with a glass of wine offered by the Enoteca Regionale d’Abruzzo. The event enjoys the support of Donnè, Lions Club and Inner Wheel. The Cinema Auditorium Zambra is in via Don Bosco, 2 in Ortona; for info you can call 3454367809, email: [email protected].
