Travelling on the Wrong Side of the World

Participating in an event moderated by Patrizio Roversi and being in stitches is no surprise for the regulars at Festivaletteratura.

But if the voice of Italy’s most famous tourist, in a broad Emilia Romagna accent, conjures up the sparkling phrases of one of the most inspiring humorous authors, Micheal Zandoorian, the evening is set on fire, like the powder keg of a galleon ablaze.

No sooner had the audience arrived than Palazzo San Sebastiano shook with a thunderous round of applause, with unstoppable and loud laughter of both the audience and Zandoorian who initially is taken aback but later is infected with the unbearable lightness of the Mantua-born humour of bearded Roversi.

It’s been an exhilarating meeting, where all the heaviness of the world is buried under a