The Hunger Saint
a book presentation and reading by
Olivia Kate Cerrone
Thursday, April 20th, 6:30 PM
Light Refreshments Will Be Served
The Italian American Museum cordially invites you to attend a reading of Olivia Kate Cerrone's latest novel, “The Hunger Saint” on Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 PM.
About the Book:
The Hunger Saint is a historical novella about a young boy's survival from the sulfur mines of rural Sicily. Set in post WWII-era Italy, this book reflects upon the religious, cultural, social and economic factors that helped normalize the practice of child labor abuse in Italy. The carusi, the child-aged sulfur miners of Sicily, were documented as working as young as six years old. The Hunger Saint draws from years of historical research, along with the oral histories of former miners living in Sicily today.
About the Author:
Olivia Kate Cerrone’s Pushcart Prize-nominated fiction won the Crab Orchard Review's 2016 Jack Dyer Fiction Prize. Her work has appeared in various publications including The Rumpus, The Paterson Literary Review, and New South. She is the recipient of fellowships from the Ragdale Foundation, the VCCA, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Hambidge Center for the Creative Arts and Sciences, where she was awarded a “Distinguished Fellowship” from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Hunger Saint, a historical novella about the child miners of rural Sicily, was published by Bordighera Press in 2017.
Thursday, April 20th, 6:30 PM
RSVP Code: HS0420
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street
(Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets)
New York, NY 10013
Suggested donation of $10 per person
For reservations, please call the
Italian American Museum at 212.965.9000,
Email: ItalianAmericanMuseum@gmail.com
or Fax: 347.810.1028
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