Distinguished mediaeval
scholar Vincent Moleta spans a century of Italian-New Zealand history, and
paints a lively picture of life in Island Bay, New Zealand’s ‘Little Italy’
from the 1900s to the 1960s: of the Catholic tennis club socials and the
Fascist club meetings of the 1930s; of Italian weddings; and of the New Zealand
tour of the Italian grand opera company in 1949. He weaves these events and
themes into a moving account of the family’s moments of joy and sorrow up to
2004 with the death of his mother, Rosina Barnao Moleta.
The book sheds
light on a little-understood strand in New Zealand’s post-colonial history, and
the rich culture the Aeolian migrants brought with them.
Please join us to celebrate
the release of Moleta’s latest work, launched by Vincent O’Sullivan. The
regular drinks and nibbles will apply.
Thursday 18th
October
6pm – 7.30pm
Unity Books
57 Willis Street,
Wellington
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