Celebrating Life, Art & Travel in The Art of Traveling Strangers by Zoe Disigny

Art In Fiction

15-07-2024 • 32 mins

Join me as I chat with Zoe Disigny, author of The Art of Traveling Strangers, listed in the Visual Arts category on Art In Fiction.

View the video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dYPEJThuFqk

  • Inspiration for The Art of Traveling Strangers, based on an experience Zoe had while hosting art tours of Europe in the 1980s.
  • How her background as an art history professor helped her write her novel
  • Making art accessible in The Art of Traveling Strangers
  • The four Davids in The Art of Traveling Strangers: Donatello, Michelangelo, Verrocchio, and Bernini.
  • A favorite David?
  • Intertwining the art travelogue with the story of Claire's journey to self-realization.
  • The long process of turning the novel from a 22,000-word travelogue into a novel.
  • Reading from The Art of Traveling Strangers.
  • The work of Niki de Sant Phalle, mentioned at the beginning of the novel.
  • The work of James Tyrell at Count Panza's Villa in Italy.
  • The theme of The Art of Traveling Strangers.
  • One thing Zoe Disigny learned from writing her novel that she didn't know before.
  • Advice for authors starting their writing careers later in life.
  • What Zoe is working on now.

Press Play now & be sure to check out The Art of Traveling Strangers on Art In Fiction: https://www.artinfiction.com/novels/the-art-of-traveling-strangers

Zoe Disigny's website: https://zoedisigny.com/

Places mentioned in the podcast:
Tarot Garden in Tuscany
Queen Califia's Magic Garden in Escondido
Villa Panza in Varese

Music Credit
Paganology, performed by The Paul Plimley Trio; composed by Gregg Simpson

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