Susanna Tamarobeloved author, she is one of the protagonists of this 15. Taobuk edition since, during the gala evening, the T will be assignedAobuk Award for Literary Excellence 2025. To dialogue with her this morning at the PalaCongressi was the journalist responsible for the press office of Taobuk Caterina Andò, who highlighted how the author has always investigated the relationship between the inner and external world.
The way to define the border between truth and fiction, according to Tamaro, lies in the knowledge of the origin of the word and language, a characteristic that distinguishes the human being. The writer claims that “current poverty is the poverty of those who do not know how to question themselves” and that “the word serves to think”: it is an act of “healing” from the pain of existence.
It has always had a particular predilection for children’s literature, a complex genre whose fulcrum is education and, in its case, the goal is to make children the contemporary “orcs” to children.
The theme of this edition of Taobuk, “Borders “has the intent as the promotion of dialogue and the reconciliation of the world through the reduction of the walls And, for the author, the literature fulfills this task only when he brings the human being to make a journey into his heart, becoming the necessary tool so that the light prevails over the shade.
During the dialogue another important theme was highlighted, that of pain, which Tamaro does not consider negatively, rather he believes that this illuminates the individual’s ability to oppose and react. One of the greatest passions of the writer is that for nature, a theme that helps society to discover the beauty of small things because, when it is contemplated it in its daily lives, it turns out how complex it is.
In contrast, on the other hand, there is the idea of chaos, which Tamaro sees as something that does not generate order, but disorder. During the debate with the author, moreover, students and students protagonists of the contest “adopts an author” were rewarded, who chose the author of “Va ‘where the heart brings you”.
Marcella Natale, who edited the projects with the schools, announced the names of the winners: for the best review, class III A of the “F.lli Testa” higher education institute was awarded; For the best video review, the students Giulia Aliquò and Lucrezia Messina of the “Felice Bisazza” high school in Messina. During her reflections, the author has shown that between literature and empathy there is a strong link and said that today, the task of the former is “to bring people to the human”.