(by Amalia Angotti)
The 2020 edition of Turin's
International Book Fair is scheduled to take place on May 14-18
in the three pavilions of Lingotto Fiere, Oval and Centro
Congressi, organizers said.
The five-day-long event includes gatherings and readings to
imagine the future with the participation of over 2,000 writers,
philosophers, scientists, artists and economists.
This year's edition of the largest fair of Italian publishing
will be dedicated to the environment and 'Other forms of life'.
"Other forms of life is an exhortation to fantasize on human
physiognomy in the years to come, a decade from the goals set by
the 2030 Agenda on sustainable development", said editorial
director Nicola Lagioia.
The fair will have an international focus on Ireland and
Canada and will host the southern Campania region as a guest.
It will highlight themes raised by new generations with
environment as the protagonist of events.
Activists of the Fridays For Future campaign will have a
dedicated stand while the festival will include a "Writers'
Wood", organizers said.
This year's edition of the main Italian book fair will see
the participation of 1,200 publishers.
It has on its agenda 1,300 events with authors from around
the world to be held over 63,000 square meters of exhibiting
space.
The fair was presented at the Auditorium Vivaldi of the
National University Library of the northeastern city by Silvio
Viale, the president of the Associazione la Città del Libro;
Giulio Biino, president of the Fondazione Circolo dei lettori,
Elena Loewenthal, director of the Fondazione Circolo dei lettori
and Lagioia.
The presentation was also attended by Turin Mayor Chiara
Appendino, councilor Francesca Leon, Piedmont Governor Alberto
Cirio and regional cultural councilor Vittoria Poggio.
Lagioia announced the first guests of the fair: Salman
Rushdie; Annie Ernaux; Edna O'Brien; Gabrielle Filteau-Chiba;
Thomas Piketty and concerts by the Orchestra
Scarlatti Junior, Pat Metheny and Francesco Bianconi.
Lagioia also said that the exhibiting space will include a
wood, the writers' wood, which will be created respecting
sustainability rules with trees and grass under a project
promoted by the fair with Aboca Edizioni.
Debates, presentations and readings on the themes of ecology
and literature have been planned in the wood.
The fair will also be a member of the technical team of the
Frankfurt Book fair 2023 at which Italy will be a guest of
honor.
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