“Every year the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation purchases books for the libraries of Italian schools and institutes abroad and awards prizes and grants for the translation of Italian books throughout the world…”

There is a long history of the presence of Italian literature in Poland, dating back to the Renaissance.

Dessí’s first period of fortune abroad was during the 1940s-1960s, namely during the period in which he was writing.

A rich calendar of events and initiatives of international importance that have been promoted by an extensive constellation of operators in the book chain (authors, publishers, booksellers, translators, librarians etc.) marks the cultural life of Lyon and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alps region.

Mario Desiati is a novelist, poet and essay writer. He collaborates with Wieser Verlag publishing house and, along with Judith Krieg, he has edited some books dedicated to Italian regions and cities.

Meetings with Stefano Petrocchi and Diletta Capuano.

Carlos Gumpert has translated essays, art books, children’s and youth literature and graphic novels, and specializes in contemporary Italian literature.

Jhumpa Lahiri: “the most influential writer of fiction in America”