Literary trails

Rituals, customs, traditions, and practices linked to the rural world are all documented through the meticulous work of many local writers from the village of Oscata. Many residents have found in writing their way to leave a mark for future generations, so much that Oscata has been described by the renowned poet Franco Arminio as "the most intellectual village of Irpinia". Through stories—often autobiographical—novels, or small anecdotes, numerous writers have contributed to creating a strong connection between the ancient peasant civilization and modernity. Trades, ways of working, cooperating, cultivating, living spirituality, and pagan rituals are all well described in the following texts, all set in Oscata.

• Infanzia del borgo
  Author: Michele Panno
  Entirely set in Oscata.

• Tracce e rimandi
  Author: Michele Panno
  Set in Oscata and Bisaccia.

• Scaglie di memoria
  Author: Michele Panno
  Set in Oscata.

• La Ragazza di Pietra Durante
  Author: Bice Lapenna
  Generational novel set in Oscata.

• Il mio diario
  Author: Michele Lapenna
  Family autobiography.

• C'ero una volta al mio Paese
  Author: Pietro De Carlo
  With two stories dedicated to characters from Oscata.

• Proverbi, detti bisaccesi e aneddoti
  Author: Libero Frascione
  With stories dedicated to the people of Oscata.

• Il Paese dei Coppoloni
  Author: Vinicio Capossela
  Story "Acqua vite" dedicated to Tonino, the manager of the agritourism facility in Oscata.

• Poems by Antonio La Penna
  Renowned Latinist and literary historian born in Oscata.

• Poems by Michele Panno
  The peasant poet of the village.

In Oscata, it is possible to independently explore the entire village with podcast audioguides via the Loquis app (available on smartphones) and listen to the stories included in the project "Oscata, village of storytelling houses", associated with each house and each door. You can hear life as it once was, in homes where the kitchen was the entire house. This project was developed in collaboration with Hearpinia, a collective that produces several podcast channels on the platform.