Fenoglio Marathon: A Day of Fire

Now in its sixteenth edition, the Maratona Fenogliana 2026 “La Terra, la Guerra, Una Questione Privata. Aspettando i CSI” is a true journey in stages through music, writing, cinema, and distinguished guests among the hills of Langhe and Monferrato, guided by the words of Beppe Fenoglio.

The Maratona Fenogliana 2026

The project is supported by the Municipality of Alba and organized by the Centro Studi Beppe Fenoglio ETS, in collaboration with the Portami Via Festival, the municipalities and associations involved in the various stages.

The project draws inspiration from the celebrated album La terra, la guerra, una questione privata, born from the recording of the concert that the Consorzio Suonatori Indipendenti (CSI) dedicated to Beppe Fenoglio in 1996. Thirty years after that experience, the Maratona returns with a journey of itinerant readings through Fenoglio’s places and atmospheres.

The events fall close to the anniversary of September 8, 1943, the date that marks the beginning of the War of Liberation from Nazi-Fascism in Italy. This offers an occasion to listen once more to Fenoglio’s words and reflect on the memory of the Resistance through a collective narrative.

A Day of Fire

The Marathon arrives on Saturday, September 5, in Valle Bormida at Gorzegno, the village that served as the backdrop for A Day of Fire.

Reading excerpts from the celebrated work will be Maurizio Carucci, voice of Ex-Otago, together with other readers.

The narration will be accompanied by sound designer Mimmi Maselli, who will weave together sound, words, and landscape.

The event is part of the seventh edition of Gorzegno Magica, the festival organized by UnTerritorio ETS in collaboration with the Municipality of Gorzegno.

“Altrove: finding yourself in other places” is this year’s theme: an invitation to shift our gaze, cross boundaries, explore worlds and, on this occasion, above all to rediscover Fenoglio’s words in the places that inspired them.