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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.
Juergen Boos, director of the Frankfurt Book Fair
Interview
Vorfreude - Looking forward to Italy as the Guest of Honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2024
Radio Berlin Brandenburg rbb24 spoke to the director of the Frankfurt Book Fair, Jürgen Boos, and Lucia de Luca from the Guest of Honour Committee.
Panel_Loretta Cavaricci; Mauro Mazza; Juergen Boos; Annamaria Malato; Giorgio Zanchini; Roberta Scorranese
Roma
Conference
Book fairs. Literally, the great meeting places
People who love and work with books agree: in an increasingly digital world, the irreplaceable value of trade fairs is still experience.
Italy and Germany: fully aligned in the development of cultural relations
Press release
Italy and Germany: fully aligned in the development of cultural relations
The meeting between Gennaro Sangiuliano, Italian Minister of Culture, and Hans-Dieter Lucas, German Ambassador in Rome, was an opportunity to underline the strong development of cultural relations between Italy and Germany.
Ehrengast Slowenien überreicht die GastRolle an Italien, Ehrengast der Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024
Press release
Slovenia presents GuestScroll to Italy, Guest of Honour at Frankfurter Buchmesse 2024
As Guest of Honour at this year’s Frankfurter Buchmesse (18-22 October 2023), Slovenia spent five days celebrating its literature and culture, both on the fairgrounds and throughout the city of Frankfurt.
Francesca Dego
Music
From Bach to Bacewicz, via Paganini - a musical journey through the history of the violin
Francesca Dego is one of the most acclaimed violinists on the international scene. Raised among books and music, daughter of the writer and poet Giuliano Dego and herself the author of the book “Tra le note. Classical: 24 keys to interpretation” (Mondadori 2019), she is the ideal cast to provide the musical frame during the handover ceremony.
Stefano Boeri
Interview
Encounter and surprise, the concept of “piazza” will represent Italy at the 2024 Frankfurt Book Fair
A place of identity par excellence, the concept of the piazza will inspire the Studio Boeri's team to represent Italy's presence in Frankfurt in 2024.