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Nino Ricci

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Art & Literature

Getting Lit with Linda - The Canadian Literature Podcast

Rawi Hage

Daniel Mendelsohn

Madeleine Thien

Thomas King

Michael Crummey

Stephen Greenblatt

Heather O'Neill

Eden Robinson

Terry Fallis

Randy Bachman

Yann Martel

Wayson Choy

Alice Munro

Kathryn Schulz

Ali Hassan

OwlTail

In reflecting about her father and her visit with him to his small Italian village some years ago, Linda draws comparisons with Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints (Penguin/Random House), in which the young male protagonist, Vittorio, must work out how he feels about his mother who flies in the face of the strict moral codes of the Italian town. With reference to other Italian-Canadian writers -- Terri Favro, Connie Guzzo-McParland, Pier Giorgio Di Cicco -- and also the audio book read by Marco Timpano (with great thanks to Penguin/Random House for permissions), the television version of Ricci's novel and Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun, and Madelena, the episode addresses the patriarchal conditions for women in Italy, but also what it means to see our parents as more than just parents, but as people with their own lives, dreams, and regrets. In the Takeaway section -- and perhaps a counterpoint to the episode's discussion -- Linda looks at and recommends Dior's Petit Dictionnaire de La Mode, which she picked up at the recent Dior Exhibit at the McCord Museum in Montreal, Quebec. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In reflecting about her father and her visit with him to his small Italian village some years ago, Linda draws comparisons with <a href="https://ninoricci.com/book/lives-of-the-saints-trilogy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Nino Ricci</a>'s Lives of the Saints (<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/153652/lives-of-the-saints-by-nino-ricci/9780385696050" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Penguin/Random House</a>), in which the young male protagonist, Vittorio, must work out how he feels about his mother who flies in the face of the strict moral codes of the Italian town. With reference to other Italian-Canadian writers -- <a href="https://www.terrifavro.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Terri Favro</a>, <a href="https://alllitup.ca/contributors/G/Guzzo-McParland-Connie" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Connie Guzzo-McParland</a>, <a href="https://canadian-writers.athabascau.ca/english/writers/pgdicicco/pgdicicco.php" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pier Giorgio Di Cicco</a> -- and also<a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/153652/lives-of-the-saints-by-nino-ricci/9780385696050" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> the audio book</a> read by <a href="marcotimpano.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Marco Timpano</a> (with great thanks to Penguin/Random House for permissions), the <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367360/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">television version of Ricci's novel</a> and <a href="https://www.francesmayesbooks.com/books/under-the-tuscan-sun-tr" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Frances Mayes, Under the Tuscan Sun</a>, and <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt12872150/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Madelena</a>, the episode addresses the patriarchal conditions for women in Italy, but also what it means to see our parents as more than just parents, but as people with their own lives, dreams, and regrets. In the Takeaway section -- and perhaps a counterpoint to the episode's discussion -- Linda looks at and recommends <a href="https://www.dior.com" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dior's</a> <a href="https://www.dior.com/couture/fr_fr/la-maison-dior/les-livres/the-little-dictionary-of-fashion" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Petit Dictionnaire de La Mode</a>, which she picked up at the recent <a href="https://www.musee-mccord.qc.ca/en/exhibitions/christian-dior/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Dior Exhibit at the McCord Museum</a> in Montreal, Quebec. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Our Daily Heroes: Nino Ricci's Lives of the Saints

Welcome to the House of Crouse. Nino Ricci is an award winning author who has not only won every award imaginable but has also worked with Sophia Loren. His books include "The Origin of Species" and of "The Lives of the Saints" trilogy and the newest one, "Sleep." The Globe and Mail called the novel one of "the 20 books you’ll be reading and talking about for the rest of the year.” Listen in and hear us spend thirty minutes talking about this fascinating book... and Sophia Loren.

Nino Ricci Episode 61

Nino Ricci: The Origin of Species

Pierre Trudeau

Nino Ricci’s first novel, the best-selling Lives of the Saints, won international acclaim and a host of awards, including, in Canada, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction and the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and in England, the Betty Trask Award and the Winifred Holtby Prize.  It was followed by In A Glass House and Where She Has Gone, which completed the trilogy that Lives of the Saints began, Testament, co-winner of the Trillium Award, and,  The Origin of Species which won Ricci his second Governor General’s Award. Born in Leamington, Ontario, to parents from the Molise region of Italy, he completed studies at York University in Toronto, at Concordia University in Montreal, and at the University of Florence, and has taught both in Canada and abroad.  We met recently at the Blue Met Writers Festival in Montreal to talk about his most recent work: a brief biography of Pierre Trudeau for Penguin’s Extraordinary Canadians series. Topics covered include the Italian Canadian attachment to Trudeau and the Liberals, immigration, gun slingers, alluring leadership qualities, fear of failure, media strategies, bilingualism’s mixed legacy, the Charter, budget deficits, the pride of being Canadian, and philosopher-kings.

Nino Ricci’s first novel, the best-selling Lives of the Saints, won international acclaim and a host of awards, including, in Canada, the Governor General’s Award for Fiction and the Books in Canada First Novel Award, and in England, the Betty Trask Award and the Winifred Holtby Prize.  It was followed by In A Glass House and Where She Has Gone, which completed the trilogy that Lives of the Saints began, Testament, co-winner of the Trillium Award, and, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.ca/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780385663601" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> The Origin of Species</a> which won Ricci his second Governor General’s Award. Born in Leamington, Ontario, to parents from the Molise region of Italy, he completed studies at York University in Toronto, at Concordia University in Montreal, and at the University of Florence, and has taught both in Canada and abroad.  We met recently at the Blue Met Writers Festival in Montreal to talk about his most recent work: a brief biography of <a href="http://www.extraordinarycanadians.com/subjects/trudeau.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pierre Trudeau for Penguin’s Extraordinary Canadians series</a>. Topics covered include the Italian Canadian attachment to Trudeau and the Liberals, immigration, gun slingers, alluring leadership qualities, fear of failure, media strategies, bilingualism’s mixed legacy, the Charter, budget deficits, the pride of being Canadian, and philosopher-kings.

Nino Ricci on Pierre Trudeau