(7 September, 2017) The renowned Sicilian author, Simonetta Agnello Hornby travels to Zurich for the first time where she will give a presentation about her latest novel "Caffè amaro" on September 12th at 18:00 at the local art school. This event - moderated by writer, journalist, and director of the monthy journal "La Rivista" Giangi Cretti - was occasioned by the publication in German "Der Jasmingarten" of her novel by Godman Verlag. It was organised by the Italian Institute of Culture of Zurich, the art school, and the Dante Alighieri Society of Zurich. At the end of the debate, the author will open the floor to the public and sign copies of the book. (Red)

THE AUTHOR

Simonetta Agnello Hornby was born in Palermo in 1945. She has lived in London since 1972 and is an Italian and British citizen. She graduated from the University of Palermo with a degree in Law and opened Brixton's first law firm, Hornby & Levy, where she practiced as a family and minors law. She has taught Children's Rights at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Leicester and has been a part-time President of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal for eight years. "Mennulara", her first novel, was published by Feltrinelli in 2002 and has been translated worldwide. She has also published very successful cooking books with a very strong narrative component.