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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea by Jules Verne (1825-1905). This book is the answer to my thoughts on travel. It certainly anticipated the saga...Read more
Riluoghi: Festivaletteratura in Mantua
-> Riluoghi: Festivaletteratura in MantuaThe Literature Festival in Mantua (Italy) just started. Among the many meetings between writers and public (more than 200) and the myriad of initiatives that will be taking place in only 5 days in Mantua (from September 7th to 11th) a pivotal role in this special event is played by the places. Every single corner of the city is full of history a...
continue..Networking for Festivaletteratura in Mantua, Italy
-> Networking for Festivaletteratura in Mantua, ItalyI recently met the Editor Marzia Corraini, one of the initiators of Festivaletteratura of Mantua, Italy (Sept. 7th – 11th, 2011). This encounter turned into a splendid opportunity to hear from her very voice the genesis of the most important cultural event in Italy dedicated to literature. Inspired by the example of the family Gonzaga, who ...
continue..Impressioni da Festivaletteratura Mantova 2010
-> Impressioni da Festivaletteratura Mantova 2010Sono arrivata Mercoledì a Festivaletteratura Mantova con Scritture Giovani e illywords. Dopo aver fatto un salto in sala stampa dove ferve una febbrile attività da parte dei volontari del Festival , mi sono tuffata tra il pubblico di piazza Concordia che si contende una copia di illywords #29. Chi non lo trova lì lo può ritirare in piazza Leon ...
continue..illywords in Mantova at the Festival di Letteratura
-> illywords in Mantova at the Festival di LetteraturaThe Festivaletteratura di Mantova – Mantova’s big literature festival – is just two weeks away. Going there every year gives me the same fabulous rush of emotions that I used to get under the Christmas tree as a child; the Festival is kind of like a panettone chock full of dried fruit and raisins, so rich with events and unexpected cultural f...
continue..Festivaletteratura: appetite comes with eating
Magazine -> #18 Food for the mindillycaffè and the Mantua-based Festivaletteratura have been partnering for five years now. The “Young Writers” event is especially promoted by illy to afford budding writers the opportunity of meeting the public at an unusual venue, such as the bar. The illystories collection, which publishes the individual stories of the participants in the ...
continue..Cultural interlude with Aldo Cibic
Magazine -> #18 Food for the mindThe 10th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale, directed by architect and town planner Richard Burdett*, focuses on the theme of Cities: migration, growth, mobility and sustainable development. As part of the exhibition at the Corderie dell’Arsenale, architect Aldo Cibic will be interpreting the concept of density. Here, il...
continue..1000 strokes
Magazine -> #6 Orientationilly offers its support to Scritture Giovani and the Festivaletteratura Mantova with the aim of providing opportunities, stimulating discussion and encouraging dialogue. “Do you think one is willing to cross conventional boundary lines when their objectives that lies beyond is clear?” Border crossing is actually easier tackled when what lie...
continue..Necessary efforts
Magazine -> #11 Different culturesIt's seven years now that writers, publishers, reporters, and above all hoards of readers who annually meet in Mantua for Festivaletteratura (literature festival) in September. Amid happenings of all sorts, readings, press conferences, and concerts all across the town centre, blockbuster authors meet and have a friendly bar-like chat with simple fo...
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