The Calabrian town of Taurianova has
been awarded the title of Italian Book Capital 2024, the culture
ministry said on Tuesday.
"The Taurianova project has been awarded because it represents,
for a small reality, the road to growth or even rebirth through
the creation of cultural, material, immaterial and value-based
infrastructures that can also radiate their virtuous effects on
the surrounding territory," said the jury chaired by
Calabria-born archaeologist, writer and poet Pierfranco Bruni.
Specifically, it "identified in the project presented by the
municipality in the Gioia Tauro Plain, also because of its
historical and geographical context, an opportunity to create an
example of pedagogy of cultural, civil and social redemption".
The decision, the jury explained, "was made particularly on the
basis of the social impact of the project proposal on an area
that has an extraordinary need for support from a cultural point
of view" and "in line with what Unesco defines as the intrinsic
value of the cultural and creative sector in terms of social
cohesion, the ability to generate educational resources,
personal well-being and economic growth".
The municipalities of Trapani in Sicily, Grottaferrata in Lazio,
San Mauro Pascoli in Emilia Romagna and Tito in Basilicata,
which were also in the running for the title of Italian Book
Capital 2024, have told ANSA they are considering appealing
against the decision.
Established in 2020, the title of Italian Book Capital aims to
promote a culture of reading and books.
Cities are selected by a jury nominated by the culture ministry
on the basis of project proposals and the winners receive up to
500,000 euro in funding.
In 2021 the title was awarded to Vibo Valentia in Calabria, in
2022 to Ivrea in Piemonte and in 2023 to Genoa in Liguria.
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