Wild and green hearts at the Book Fair
Searching for the brightest part of us. Believe in friendship and talk about peace. Exhibit the power of reading to become better. Wild hearts is the theme of the XXXIV edition of Book Fair which until Monday 23 May will do Turin the Italian capital of culture. Nicola Lagioia, in his latest edition as artistic director, draws the line. «We will host the most courageous reflections ever. Starting from climate change, addressed in a multidisciplinary way between economics, science, fiction, philosophy, politics ». Over 1500 events in halls 1, 2, 3 and Oval of Lingotto Fiere, as well as in the spaces of the Lingotto Congress Center. And in addition, the XVIII edition of the OFF book fair. Here is the agenda to better enjoy the event.
Five voices not to be missed
The XXXIV edition of the Turin International Book Fair opens on Thursday with the inaugural lectio by the Indian writer Amitav Ghosh on environmental and sustainability issues. Regarded as India’s foremost living English-language writer, Ghosh will speak on the climate emergency, social divide and pandemic. The inauguration of the Bookstock, the space dedicated to young readers, will instead be at 10:30 with the intervention of Maria Falconewho will tell the students about the battles and moral legacy of his brother Giovanni, 30 years after his assassination.
The dissident Mikhail Shishkin he is in Turin as a finalist of the European Witch together with four other authors, all recently translated and published in Italy. Russo, Putin’s opponent, now a refugee in Switzerland. Shishkin is the son of a Ukrainian and left the country in the 1990s after refusing to represent Russia at the USA Book Expo. He arrives in Turin with “Punto Escape”, a love story in the form of an epistolary novel, written as a “metaphor for the invasion of Russia in Ukraine in 2014”
The 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics Joseph Stiglitz who will bring his theories for a new progressive capitalism to the Salone must promote social inclusion and ecological transition ”.
Vanessa Nakate (Kampala, Uganda, 1996) is the best known African activist. She is the first to activate the Fridays for futur in Africa. She will be at the Book Fair on Friday 20 at the Bookstock Arena with “Open your eyes. My struggle to give a voice to the climate crisis “(Feltrinelli)
The house of Peace and the Wood of the Writers
A real one was built at the Book Fair House of Peace. A physical space dedicated to dialogue, meetings, information on local solidarity initiatives and the story of virtuous experiences, in which NGOs, solidarity networks, third sector subjects involved in various ways on the emergency in Ukraine will be able to share experiences and stories. Another novelty of the XXXIV edition will be the Wood of the Writers created by Aboca Edizioni: a natural amphitheater of 200 square meters, made up of over 1000 trees, including plants and shrubs in which to participate in presentations and debates on major environmental issues, and at the same time a point of reference for the initiatives of the Salone dedicated to nature and sustainability. Travel to planets B? The publishing house Fake he thought about it. And at the book fair it will distribute, in collaboration with Iren, limited edition tourist guides to visit the planets of the solar system once the Earth will no longer be livable due to climate change. Testimonial of the initiative, which was created to raise awareness of the theme of ecological transition is the actress Matilda De Angelis which, through some social spots with a futuristic setting, will present the series.
Friuli Venezia Giulia and Pasolini
Friuli Venezia Giulia is the host region at the XXXIV edition of the Turin Book Fair: a territory that represents the gateway to Eastern Europe, and which over time has made its geographical peculiarity an added value, also in relation to its cultural and literary heritage. Among the names – in collaboration with the Pordenonelegge.it Foundation – there are Davide Toffolosongwriter and cartoonist, author of the graphic novel Pasolini (Rizzoli Lizard), and Dacia Maraini with “Caro Pierpaolo” will bring to the Lingotto an intense portrait of the great intellectual in the centenary of his birth.
Authors from around the world
Also this year there are numerous authors from all over the world who have chosen to reach Turin to tell their stories. From the United States there will be: Miranda Cowley Heller with The paper palace (Garzanti), New York Times bestseller; Jennifer Egan with his latest work The gingerbread house (Mondadori); Joe R. Lansdale to present Moon Lake (Einaudi Stile Libero); but also the Canadian naturalized American Ruth Ozeki author de The book of form and emptiness (Editions and / or); and again the digital anthropologist Frank Rose author de The sea we swim in – A practical guide to narrative thinking (Editions Code) From South America, then, will join: the Brazilian journalist and philosopher Djamila Ribeiro author of Small anti-racist manual (Upside down); the Argentines Pablo Maurette with Time is a river (Salani) e Andrés Neuman with Once upon a time Argentina (SUR editions). From Japan, for the first time in Italy, it will arrive Toshikazu Kawaguchi to present The first coffee of the day (Garzanti); while from China there will be Mu Ming author of The Chinese sun (Future Fiction). Also, it will come from Oman Jokha Alharthi with Celestial bodies (Bompiani); from Morocco will be present Tahar Ben Jelloun to talk about de Honey and bitterness (The Ship of Theseus). It will also be present Lea YpiAlbanian academic and lecturer at the London School of Economics, to present Free. Growing up at the end of the story (Feltrinelli).
The Italian writers
Here is the map of the Italian writers at the Salone:
Simonetta Hornby Lamb; Roberto Alajmo; Marta Baron; Jonathan Bazzi; Daria Bignardi; Gianni Biondillo; Claudia Bruno; Angela Bubba; Gianrico Carofiglio; Gian Andrea Greasepaint; Donated Carrisi; Elisa Formworks; Francesca Horse; Paul Cognetti; Maurizio De Giovanni; Erri De Luca; Jacopo De Michelis; Diego De Silva; Peter Del Soldà; Violet Of Grado; Andrew Donaera; Chain Fiorello; Godfrey Fofi; George Fountain; Antonio Franchini; Nicola Gardini; Ilaria Gaspari; Irene Graceful; Vincenzo Latronic; Charles Lucarelli; Loriano Macchiavelli; Antonio Manzini; Andrew Marcolongo; Lorenzo Marone; Melania Mazzucco; Marco Peano; Roman Petri; Maximum Picozzi; Roberto Duvets; Clear Tagliaferri; Lydia Ravera; Pier Luigi Razzano; Gaia Rayneri; Luca Curls; Alexander Robecchi; Vanni Santoni; Alessandra Sarchi; Antonio Darkened; Giampaolo Simi; Elena Stancanelli; Nadia Newfoundland; Silvia Truzzi; Hans Tuzzi; Clear Valerio; Walter Veltroni; Marco Vichi; Simona Win.
Anniversaries
It will be celebrated in collaboration with Einaudi Beppe Fenoglio a hundred years after birth. A panel moderated by Helena Janeczek on Giovanni Falconemurdered 30 years ago, together with the magistrate Giancarlo Casellito Don Luigi Ciottito the magistrate of the Palermo prosecutor’s office Marzia Sabella and the writer Evelina Santangelo.
Ten years after his death, the Book Fair will celebrate Enzo Sellerio, editor and founder of the publishing house that bears his name, but also an illustrious photographer and inventor of covers. We will talk about him through an exhibition will propose a wide selection of shots chosen from his reportages and with the awaited reprint of Sicilian inventory.
War, peace and podcasts
In the Garden of Stories from Chora Media, a public and shared sound garden, the public will discover podcasts that tell the news together with the authors. At the Salone Cecilia Sala And Marco Damilano – voices and pens of the company focused on the Chora Media podcast format – in dialogue with the founder Mario Calabresi; the journalist Annalisa Camilli will compare with Rossana de Michele on his podcast From Kiev (Storielibere.fm) a reportage from Ukraine; while the geopolitical analyst Dario Fabbri will be present with the podcast Empires produced by Rai Radio3 with a special and immersive live episode, to try to understand the reasons for the Ukrainian conflict. Again, the very active journalist on the Ukrainian front Francesca Mannocchi who in an event promoted by La Stampa will dialogue with the Director Massimo Giannini; then there will be a panel led by Helena Janeczek entitled Ukraine and its sisters with Margherita Carbonaro, Francesco Cataluccio, Yarina Grusha and Elvira Mujčić; In the Excavation will move his speech starting from the instant book Kiev leaving for Garzanti.
Women and legality
Talking about social commitment and legality will be at the Lingotto Gemma Calabresi on the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of the death of her husband Luigi Calabresi; and the deputy to the Chamber Laura Boldrini to present his interview book An open story. Rights to be defended, rights to be conquered (Gruppo Abele Edizioni).
Social and rights
The selection of the most significant voices from the world of social media is interesting: among the guests, the feminist author and influencer Carlotta Vagnoli; the activist Luca Trapanese who will present his first novel Our imperfections (Salani); the journalist Wild Lucarellipodcast entry Just me (Chora Media) focused on affective addictions, which will focus on the autobiographical book Heartbreak (Rizzoli); the pioneer philosopher of feminist thought Rosi Braidotti author of Off-site: the cheerful life of a nomadic feminist (Castelvecchi).
Turin celebrates Werner Herzog.
Werner Herzog, a living icon of European cinema, will be present at the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art for the Off book fair. But there will also be Damiano and Fabio D’Innocenzo, Luca Zingaretti, Claudia Gerini, Roberta Torre, Mario Martone, Elio Germano together with Folco Terzani. And again Fabrizio Gifuni reads Leonardo Sciascia, Donatella Finocchiaro Luis Sepúlveda, Francesco Pannofino Philip K. Dick. Finally the Olympic champion Marcell Jacobs who will present “Flash. My story ”(Piemme), his first biography.
TikTok, exceptional literary accelerator.
It is perhaps the most interesting social phenomenon of the last two years. The short video platform is spreading a love of literature among Millennials. The community is invited to three live Tik Toks broadcast by the guest profiles. Saturday 21 May Alessandro Cattelan talks with the booktoker Megi Bulla. Sunday 22 meeting between Scuola Holden and Francesca Michielin who will talk about her novel, “The heart is an organ”. On Monday instead protagonist Roberto Saviano.
Concerts at sunset.
After the Eurovision Song Contest, music will also be the protagonist at the buchmesse where the live stage returns to the outdoor area of the Oval which, during all the days of the Salone, will welcome guests who will combine music and literature. Names like Francesca Michelin, Nina Zilli, Angelo Branduardi and Fabio Zuffanti, Nek, rapper Chadia Rodriguez, Shade and a tribute to Franco Battiato.
Source: Vanity Fair
