# Event Details - **Event Name**: Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for the presentation of "Castaways and Other Writings, 1996–2024", a collection by author Diego Bastianutti.About this EventAward-winning poet, writer, artist, and educator, Diego Bastianutti is a keen observer and thoughtful critic of the world around us. Drawing from his life experiences—as a child refugee from Fiume (Rijeka), a displaced teenager in Italy, an immigrant in the United States, and later a professor in Canada—Bastianutti reflects on memory, identity, and the creative process.In Castaways and Other Writings (1996–2024), he shares recollections of a lost homeland alongside imagined narratives and reflections on universal themes such as exile, belonging, and transformation. The works in this collection explore both physical and spiritual diaspora, addressing the lasting impact of war, displacement, emigration, and integration, and the constant need to adapt to externally imposed change.This evening offers a unique opportunity to engage with an author whose writing provides insight into personal and collective histories shaped by displacement, as well as into the broader human experience.A light refreshment will follow the presentation.This event is presented by Il Centro – Italian Cultural Centre, in collaboration with the Consulate General of Italy in Vancouver.Free event, registration required. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/vancouver/book-launch-castaways-and-other-writings-1996-2024-by-diego-bastianutti/100001980518016702 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Vancouver - **state**: BC - **country**: Canada - **location**: Italian Cultural Centre - **lat**: 49.2568641 - **long**: -123.0504212 - **full address**: Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver, Canada ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/3a649cec4cf0a47a5cf0669719e03ef1297ed7126fbc590699e8adbfe3062911-rimg-w1200-h600-dc303636-gmir.jpg?v=1769000529 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti being held? - **A:** Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti takes place on Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Tue, 27 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Italian Cultural Centre, 3075 Slocan Street, Vancouver, Canada. - **Q**: Who is organizing Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti? - **A:** Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti is organized by Il Centro Vancouver's Italian Cultural Centre. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Book Launch: CASTAWAYS AND OTHER WRITINGS, 1996-2024, by Diego Bastianutti", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events10/banners/3a649cec4cf0a47a5cf0669719e03ef1297ed7126fbc590699e8adbfe3062911-rimg-w1200-h600-dc303636-gmir.jpg?v=1769000529", "startDate": "2026-01-27", "endDate": "2026-01-27", "url": "https://allevents.in/vancouver/book-launch-castaways-and-other-writings-1996-2024-by-diego-bastianutti/100001980518016702", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Italian Cultural Centre", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "3075 Slocan Street", "postalCode": "V5M 3E4", "addressLocality": "Vancouver", "addressRegion": "BC", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "49.2568641", "longitude": "-123.0504212" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us for the presentation of \"Castaways and Other Writings, 1996–2024\", a collection by author Diego Bastianutti.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "2026-01-27", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/vancouver/book-launch-castaways-and-other-writings-1996-2024-by-diego-bastianutti/100001980518016702" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-07", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-07", "url": "https://allevents.in/vancouver/book-launch-castaways-and-other-writings-1996-2024-by-diego-bastianutti/100001980518016702", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Il Centro Vancouvers Italian Cultural Centre", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/il-centro-vancouvers-italian-cultural-centre/22542779", "description": "Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre has been an essential part of Vancouver’s cultural landscape for more than four decades. 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