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Singapore Writers Festival 2024: Author Paolo Giordano calls Singapore a city of ‘future past’
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Moderator Barrie Sherwood with Italian author Paolo Giordano (right).
PHOTO: THE ARTS HOUSE
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SINGAPORE – A city of “future past” is how Italian author Paolo Giordano described Singapore, an unexpectedly honest assessment when asked for his first impressions of the city-state.
Meet The Author: Paolo Giordano was among the first events at Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) 2024 and had just begun at The Arts House on the morning of Nov 9 when he dropped the bombshell.

