Miu Miu opened the latest chapter of its cultural programme today in Milan, as the first day of Miu Miu Literary Club 2026 unfolded at the historic Circolo Filologico Milanese. The event brought together leading feminist thinkers and contemporary writers to explore literature, memory and desire through the lens of Annie Ernaux’s work.
Politics of Desire in Milan
This year’s Miu Miu Literary Club runs from April 22 to 24, 2026 under the theme Politics of Desire, transforming the Circolo Filologico at Via Clerici 10 into a three day literary salon. The format takes inspiration from Europe’s tradition of salons and intellectual circles, recast here through a distinctly contemporary and female-focused point of view.
The programme is anchored by two major works: Annie Ernaux’s A Girl’s Story (2016) and Ama Ata Aidoo’s Changes: A Love Story (1991), both used as starting points to discuss desire, consent and autonomy. Copies of…
these titles are made available to attendees throughout the three days, reinforcing the club’s aim to put books directly into readers’ hands.
Day one: Annie Ernaux’s A Girl’s Story The first day focused on A Girl’s Story, the autobiographical work that traces Annie Ernaux’s coming of age experience and examines how memory reshapes the past.
The opening conversation, titled A Girl’s Story, explored the intersections of desire, consent, and social expectations, highlighting how personal narratives can challenge collective norms around intimacy and power.
On stage, Irish author Megan Nolan, Italian feminist scholar Lea Melandri, and German writer and journalist Annabelle Hirsch shared perspectives on the text in a panel moderated by British writer and curator Lou Stoppard…
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