Locarno: il y a 100 ans ils ont cru à la paix (Locarno: 100 years ago they believed in peace)

Organizer: AMOPA-Ticino; Alliance française de Locarno and Locarno Cantonal Library

Locarno. Cantonal Library.

Thursday, 24 October 2025, 6:15 pm.

Admission: free.

Recommended age: open to all.

For those interested in French literature and language and modern history.

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Meeting with French writer Christine de Mazières author of the novel Locarno (Seuil 2025). A contextualization by Professor Rosario Talarico will help situate the events historically.

The author stages political and artistic characters who appear alongside the protagonist Louise, a young French journalist refugee in Switzerland. The story takes place behind the scenes of the Locarno Treaties, a prelude to European construction. "Nous avons parlé européen" will say French politician Aristide Briand, upon his return to Paris.

With the support of the Embassy of France in Bern.