Book presentation · Le Voci dei Libri
Monday, 12 October 2026
Vittorio Lingiardi.
Lezioni di nuoto
Einaudi, 2026. In conversation with Samuele Bersani and Gaia Manzini
- Date
- Monday, 12 October 2026
- Time
- 9 pm
- Venue
- MAST.Auditorium
- Series
- Le Voci dei Libri · Festival del Presente – Dialoghi di Pandora Rivista
- Publisher
- Einaudi, 2026
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Vittorio Lingiardi reflects on the most fragile and vital dimensions of human existence through the lens of his latest book: love and betrayal, the body and illness, memory and loss.
A true autobiography in verse, the book finds its measure in relationships with others: romantic, familial and human. Like water, love changes shape and container, and learning to swim means accepting its depths and currents.
In conversation with Samuele Bersani and Gaia Manzini.
Vittorio Lingiardi
Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology of Sapienza University of Rome. His books published by Einaudi include Diagnosi e destino (2018), Arcipelago N. Variazioni sul narcisismo (2021), L’ombelico del sogno (2023), Corpo, umano (2024) and Farsi male. Variazioni sul masochismo (2025).
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Festival del Presente – Dialoghi di Pandora Rivista.
Part of the Le Voci dei Libri series, in collaboration with Coop Alleanza 3.0.
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