11-24-2026
06:00 PM
11-24-2026
07:30 PM
Duke Kunshan University (DKU) Library is pleased to invite you to the latest event in the DKU Library Author Talk Series, featuring Dr. Cristiano Villa, an associate Professor of Statistics at DKU, who will introduce his short story collection, Le Stagioni del Giorno: Racconti (The Seasons of the Day) (Santelli, 2022). Dr. Kolleen M. Guy, Professor of History and Associate Dean of Academic Services at DKU, will moderate the event.
*Light refreshments will be provided.
Author: Dr. Cristiano Villa
Associate Professor of Statistics, Duke Kunshan University
Dr. Villa is an Italian/British academic and writer born in Milan and currently living in China. Before joining DKU, he worked as a business consultant in Italy, the UK, New Zealand, Singapore, and India, and taught in England for several years. Alongside his academic career, he has long pursued creative writing, particularly literary fiction, noir, and mystery. He is currently working on two novels and several short stories.
Moderator: Dr. Kolleen M. Guy
Professor of History; Associate Dean of Academic Services, Duke Kunshan University
Dr. Kolleen M. Guy is Professor of History and Associate Dean of Academic Services at Duke Kunshan University. She received her PhD in History from Indiana University Bloomington. Her research focuses on cultural history, memory studies, food and wine history, and displacement during World War II. She is the author of the award-winning When Champagne Became French and co-editor of Statelessness after Arendt (2025).
Explore the Book
Le Stagioni del Giorno: Racconti (The Seasons of the Day)
Author: Cristiano Villa
ISBN: 9788892929272
Publisher: Santelli Editore
Publication Year: 2022
Explore the Print Book (Italian Version): Duke Kunshan Library Stacks | PQ4922.I43 S73 2022
Explore the eBook (English Translation): https://duke.box.com/s/rfyfbxztmb6knyugcummaea58j6oz0ng
Overview:
“Le Stagioni del Giorno: Racconti (The Seasons of the Day) is a collection of short stories unified by themes of grief, transformation, and the quiet moments that define or undo us.
Each story follows characters standing at a precipice—of loss, of choice, or of change—and examines how they navigate the fragile boundary between loneliness and connection, memory and release, and the life they have and the one they might yet find.
The stories range from literary realism to subtle speculative elements, yet all are grounded in character and emotional truth.”
Poster & Layout: Liang Yue
