Italy at the Leipzig Book Fair

The Leipzig Book Fair will take place from 27 to 30 April 2023.

Italy will be present at the Fair with the stand of the Italian Cultural Institute in Berlin and a programme of meetings with Italian writers. The Italian stand (hall 4, C403) will also offer the opportunity to provide useful information on funding programmes for translations from Italian. Guest authors include Fernanda Alfieri, Andrea Giovene, Lisa Ginzburg, Vincenzo Latronico and Lucia Felici.

Fernanda Alfieri: Veronica und der Teufel. Die wahre Geschichte eines Exorzismus (wbg Verlag))

Presentation and dialogue with Fernanda Alfieri

Thursday 27 April, 7 p.m.

Bach Archiv Leipzig, Thomaskirchhof 15/16, 04109 Leipzig

Andrea Giovene: Die Autobiographie des Giuliano di Sansevero – Das Haus der Häuser (KiVi Verlag)

Presentation and dialogue with Moshe Kahn

Friday 28 April, 3 p.m.

Universität Leipzig/Neues Seminargebäude, Seminarraum 420, Universitätsstraße 1, 04109 Leipzig

Vincenzo Latronico: Die Perfektionen (Ullstein Verlag)

Presentation and dialogue with Vincenzo Latronico

Friday 28 April, 7 pm

Kunstkraftwerk Leipzig, Saalfelder Strasse 8, 04179 Leipzig

At the fair:

Lisa Ginzburg: Carapax (Taschenbuch Verlag)

Presentation and dialogue with Lisa Ginzburg

Friday 28 April, 4.30 p.m.

Leipziger Buchmesse, Forum Literatur – Halle 5, Stand E602

Lucia Felici: Was Europa kann – die Vision des Erasmus von Rotterdam (1538-1600) (Schüren Verlag)

Presentation and dialogue with Lucia Felici

Sunday 30 April, 2.30 p.m.

Leipziger Buchmesse, Forum Die Unabhängigen – Halle 5, Stand D313