Cecilia Sala @ OGR Talks
presents I figli dell’odio
in conversation with Lorenzo Pregliasco

Monday, September 8, 2025 | 6.30 PM
Binario 3 | OGR Torino

An OGR Torino event in collaboration with Mondadori

Fully booked. Waiting list available.

An Italian Sign Language (LIS) interpreter will be present to ensure accessibility for all participants.

 

On Monday, September 8, 2025, at 6.30 PM, Cecilia Sala will take the stage for a new OGR Talks. At Binario 3 of OGR Torino, the journailst and author will present her new book I figli dell’odio (Mondadori), published on September 2, in conversation with Lorenzo Pregliasco, political analyst and founder of YouTrend.

What does it mean to grow up under the weight of fanaticism, radicalisation and war? I figli dell’odio seeks to answer this question, starting from stark, concrete images: in Hebron, West Bank, young Jewish girls protest against mixed marriages; in Tulkarem, refugee camp, Palestinian youths pin photos on their slain friends to their rifles before confronting Israeli soldiers; in Tehran, Iran, Abbas mourns his cousin executed by the regime while watching Israel’s attack on the Islamic Republic with both fear and anticipation.

With vivid, on-the-ground reporting, moving through checkpoints and raids, the author enters the homes of soldiers, survivors and victims. Cecilia Sala reveals a common thread running through them all: a generational clash reshaping the Middle East. Exhausted Israeli pacifists watching their country go off course, Palestinian sons who take up arms while their fathers still believe in diplomacy, Iranian girls who defy the regime unveiled.

The tension between diplomacy and violence, the courage and contradictions of its protagonists, emerge powerfully, offering a rigorous and human portrait of a region in transformation.

CECILIA SALA
Journalist for Chora News and war correspondent. Author and host of the daily podcast Stories, she also writes for Il Foglio. She has reported on the ground from crises and conflicts in Iran, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Georgia, Venezuela, South Sudan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories. In 2024, she curated a foreign affairs column on Massimo Gramellini’s program In altre parole, and since 2025 she has been a guest on Fabio Fazio’s Che tempo che fa. With Mondadori, she has published L’incendio (2023) and, together with Chiara Lalli, Polvere (2021).

USEFUL INFORMATION

• Admission with reservation begins at 6 PM and is guaranteed until 6.30 PM. After that time, seats may be reassigned.


• Attendees with a waitlist ticket may join a dedicated queue. Admission for waitlist ticket holders will only be possible if seats remain after all reserved guests have entered. Entry will be granted in order of arrival.


• At the end of the event, if in possession of a copy of the book, it will be possible to participate in the book signing.


• During the event, copies of I figli dell’odio will be available for purchase at the OGR Torino bookshop.


• Waitlist attendees will be admitted until capacity is reached.


• You may reserve for a maximum of two people. After filling out the reservation form, you’ll see the message “You’re almost there!”. Each of the two email addresses provided will receive a confirmation email.


• Reservations are valid only once confirmed and upon receipt of the QR code required for entry. Until each user confirms via the provided email, the seat remains unassigned and available to others.


• If confirmation is not completed in time, the seat will be reassigned and the user will be placed on the waitlist. We recommend completing the entire process promptly to avoid losing your spot.