An aspir­ing archivist takes up residence in the Italian countryside, becoming the assistant to the defiantly youthful, 92-year-old Baronessa, owner of a wondrous villa filled with art and antiques. Their utterly charming adventures unfold under the Tuscan sun in Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer’s Villa Coco, coloured with an endless stream of visitors, some love conundrums, and all the delights of la dolce vita. Greer himself moved from America to Italy a decade ago, and his book—and this charismatic conversation—will transport readers into an Italian summer, while offering vital reflections on how to live a meaningful life at any age. Moderated by Alix Ohlin. 

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Andrew Sean Greer

ANDREW SEAN GREER is the bestselling author of eight works of fiction, including Pulitzer Prize winner Less and its companion Less Is Lost. He is the recipient of the Northern California Book Award, the California Book Award, the New York Public Library Young Lions Award, the O. Henry award for short fiction, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the New York Public Library. Greer lives in Venice.

Alix Ohlin

ALIX OHLIN's most recent book is the story collection We Want What We Want. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Best American Short Stories, and many other places. She lives in Vancouver and teaches at the University of British Columbia.