Audrey Friggieri tiddiskuti ma’ Luke Galea l-poeżija u poesaġġi ta’ Mario Azzopardi fil-ġabra tiegħu Il-Fabbrikant tal-Marjunetti. Flimkien jaqsmu ħsibijiet fuq kif il-qari mill-ġdid ta’ Azzopardi dejjem joffri xi ħaġa ġdida, u kif Azzopardi jiffoka fuq il-kundizzjoni tal-bniedem u jipprova jsib tifsira tal-umanità.
Audrey Friggieri trabbiet Ħal Luqa, ħdejn wied sabiħ li llum għeb, fejn attendiet l-iskola primarja tal-gvern. Fl-2013, ġie ppubblikat l-ewwel ktieb tagħha għat-tfal li kien ukoll finalist għall-Premju Nazzjonali tal-Ktieb. Iggradwat bħala għalliema, u llum waslet biex ittemm ir-riċerka tad-dottorat tagħha dwar iż-żgħazagħ f’Malta u l-edukazzjoni. Fl-2022, ippublikat Karolina, Ferdi u s-saħħar il-ħażin flimkien ma’ Clarissa Sammut Scerri, u Ana u Zak isalvaw il-pjaneta, żewġ kotba b’illustrazzjonijiet għat-tfal.
Kotba dikussi f’dan l-episodju:
Mario Azzopardi, Il-Fabbrikant tal-Marjunetti (Horizons, 2012)
Audrey Friggieri, Karolina, Ferdi u s-saħħar il-ħażin; Ana u Zak isalvaw il-pjaneta (Merlin Publishers, 2022)
Mużika:
Michael Azzopardi, ‘Skrejjen’
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Audrey Friggieri discusses the different forms of poetry in Mario Azzopardi’s anthology, Il-Fabbrikant tal-Marjunetti (Horizons, 2012). Luke and Audrey share thoughts on how rereading Azzopardi’s work always offers something new, and how Azzopardi focuses on the human condition and the search for meaning within it.
Audrey Friggieri was brought up in Luqa, next to a beautiful valley that is no longer. She published her first children’s book in 2013, which was shortlisted for the National Book Prize. She graduated as a teacher, and is finalizing her doctorate research on Maltese youth and education. In 2022, she authored Karolina, Ferdi u s-saħħar il-ħażin together with Clarissa Sammut Scerri, and Ana u Zak isalvaw il-pjaneta, two illustrated books for children published by Merlin Publishers.
Books discussed in this episode:
Mario Azzopardi, Il-Fabbrikant tal-Marjunetti (Horizons, 2012)
Audrey Friggieri, Karolina, Ferdi u s-saħħar il-ħażin; Ana u Zak isalvaw il-pjaneta (Merlin Publishers, 2022)
Music
Michael Azzopardi, ‘Skrejjen’
Markapaġna is produced by the National Book Council and aired in collaboration with MaltaToday.
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