2021 Programme
Event #3
Matteo Nucci
Origin of wisdom: the enigma
Early Greek thinkers believed that gods communicated through oracular puzzles. But what wisdom is hidden behind the oracular verses of Heraclitus and Parmenides? Is it really possible, even today, to challenge the enigma and conquer the truth?
Matteo Nucci was born in Rome in 1970. He has published several novels with Ponte alle Grazie, including Sono comuni le cose degli amici (2009, finalist for the Premio Strega), Il toro non sbaglia mai (2011), È giusto obbedire alla notte (2017, finalist for the Premio Strega), and the narrative essay L’abisso di Eros (2018). For Einaudi, he released a new edition of Plato's Symposium (2009) and the narrative essays Le lacrime degli eroi (2013), Achille e Odisseo. La ferocia e l’inganno (2020), and Il grido di Pan (2023). With HarperCollins, he published the novel Sono difficili le cose belle (2022) and Sognava i leoni. L’eroismo fragile di Ernest Hemingway (2024). His short stories have appeared in magazines, anthologies, and eBooks. He also collaborates with the magazines La Stampa and L’Espresso. His latest novel is Platone. Una storia d’amore (Feltrinelli, 2025).
