Home / News / Markapaġna S02E02 – Gattaldo back to news Markapaġna S02E02 – Gattaldo Audiovisual • Markapaġna • News 7th February, 2023 Rachel Baldacchino discusses with Gattaldo Pierre J. Mejlak’s collection of short stories, Qed Nistenniek Nieżla max-Xita (Merlin Publishers, 2009). Baldacchino and Gattaldo debate the themes of love, disillusionment, destiny and Mejlak’s play with memory in this collection, and then close the podcast discussing Gattaldo’s own Il-Ġurnalista. Gattaldo studied Fine Art at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. He worked as Art Director for advertising and photography throughout Europe and currently lives in London. Gattaldo is also a children’s author and illustrator, published in the UK and the US. The Maltese-language version of his book ‘Fearless, The Story of Daphne Caruana Galizia’ is published at the end of 2022 by Midsea Books. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnXXZracpMU[/embedyt] Books discussed in this episode: Pierre J. Mejlak, Qed Nistenniek Nieżla max-Xita (Merlin Publishers, 2009) Gattaldo, (transl.), Immanuel Mifsud, Il-Ġurnalista (Klabb Kotba Maltin, 2022) Music: Michael Azzopardi, ‘Skrejjen’ https://michaelazzopardi.xyz/ Markapaġna is produced by the National Book Council and aired in collaboration with MaltaToday. Follow us on Facebook, YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. For more information visit https://ktieb.org.mt/. SHARE POST Related Articles Malta Book Fund Goes Fully Online with an Increased Budget for 2025 Malta Book Fund 17th March, 2025 Read More The National Book Council has rebranded! News 5th March, 2025 Read More Call for Delegates: Malta Named Focus Country for the 2025 Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship Initiatives 28th February, 2025 Read More The National Book Council at the 2025 London Book Fair News 25th February, 2025 Read More NBC and Wikimedia Malta announce Wikimedians in Residence for National Book Prize Project News 20th February, 2025 Read More National Book Prize 2025 – Applications Are Open National Book Prize 17th February, 2025 Read More NBC empowers local stakeholders at the London Book Fair 2025 Literary Exports 11th February, 2025 Read More The NBC’s Annual Report For 2024 News 4th February, 2025 Read More Festivals, Funds And Initiatives In 2025: Key Dates Festivals 29th January, 2025 Read More Join the NBC at the London Book Fair 2025: Guest Passes for NBC stakeholders from Malta Literary Exports 13th January, 2025 Read More view all similar news
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