Varese library hosts multidisciplinary event on Steinbeck’s ‘Furore’

The Bruna Brambilla Library at the Anna Frank Institute in Varese is launching a new cultural season dedicated to the re-reading of literary classics. The inaugural event, scheduled for October 22, 2026, focuses on John Steinbeck’s masterpiece, ‘Furore’ (The Grapes of Wrath).

The presentation will utilize a multidisciplinary format, combining literature, music, and visual media to explore the novel's themes of migration, exploitation, and human rights. The event will feature readings by actress Sarah Collu, accompanied by the photography of Dorothea Lange, film clips from John Ford’s cinematic adaptation, and music by Woody Guthrie and Bruce Springsteen.

By revisiting Steinbeck’s depiction of the Great Depression and the exodus of farmers from Oklahoma to California, the initiative aims to draw parallels between historical migrations and contemporary global migration issues.