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Amedeo Modigliani, Elena Povolozky, 1917
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Exhibition
A tryptich exhibition of the works of Puccini, Modigliani and Liebermann highlights the wealth of Italian culture
Three major exhibitions promoted by the Italian Embassy in Berlin confirm an interest in Italian music, art and culture in Germany, with a multimedia show on Puccini, a personal Modigliani exhibit and one dedicated to Max Lieberman's Italy.
laptop with piles of books on the sides
Publishing trends
Frankfurt calls, and now Newitalianbooks.it also answers in German
Thanks to the new version of the platform for launching Italian books abroad, engaging in dialogue with the German-speaking world is now even easier.
young woman reading a book
Publishing trends
New releases in translation (December 2023 to March 2024)
From rediscovered literary classics to graphic novels.
Mattotti's illustration
Motto
Mattotti’s calla lily blooms in Bologna and projects Italy into Frankfurt 2024
A preview of Frankfurt in Bologna. The Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024 enthusiastically projects us towards the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024, the Fair's 76th edition, which will see Italy as Guest of Honour.
Kinder- und Jugendliteratur im Aufwind
Publishing trends
Continued growth of publishing for children and young people
The domestic market is expanding in terms of copies sold and their sales value. One in three translation rights sold worldwide relate to this sector.
„Verwurzelt in der Zukunft“: Unser Motto visualisiert in einer poetischen Illustration
Motto
“Roots in the future”: our motto represented in a poetic illustration
Past and future meet in the work of Lorenzo Mattotti: a radiant tomorrow blossoms from a great cultural tradition.
Hunderte italienischer Bücher liegen in den Regalen deutscher Buchläden
Publishing trends
From Dante to contemporary authors: our great literature speaks German and translates into success without borders
Hundreds of Italian books can be found on the shelves of German bookshops.
Open book in a library
Publishing trends
Destination Frankfurt. Rereading tomorrow.
Reading with your eyes, reading with your ears, smelling the paper or travelling light – a whole cultural baggage in just a few grammes of an e-reader?
Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and Media of the Federal Republic of Germany, meets Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano in Rome
Meeting
Claudia Roth, Minister of State for Culture and Media of the Federal Republic of Germany, meets Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano in Rome
Italy's participation as Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair was high on the agenda of the culture ministers' meeting.
