Lara Toffoli

Lara Toffoli is a Lecturer at the Department of Humanities, Ca' Foscari University of Venice. Her academic work focuses on the intersection of novel and essay forms in contemporary European literature, particularly postmodern narrative strategies and transnational literary dialogues.

• Teaching: Hospitality Innovation, Storytelling for Hospitality
• Research: Hybrid genres, authorial mediation, realism revival (2000s)

She explores the boundaries between factual and fictional writing through comparative analyses of works by Jean Améry, W.G. Sebald, Emmanuel Carrère, and Javier Cercas. Her publications examine how documentary elements influence narrative structures and ethical storytelling approaches.

Contact: lara.toffoli@unive.it